Jessie Sunner

The Honourable
Jessie Sunner
MLA
Campaign portrait, 2024
Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 17, 2025
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byAnne Kang
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives of British Columbia
In office
November 18, 2024 – July 17, 2025
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byMable Elmore
Succeeded byAmna Shah
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey-Newton
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
Preceded byHarry Bains
Personal details
PartyNew Democratic Party of British Columbia
OccupationTrade unionist, lawyer

Jessie Sunner is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election. She represents the electoral district of Surrey-Newton as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

Early life and career

Sunner grew up in Surrey, British Columbia.[4] Her parents are Punjabi immigrants.[5]

Sunner previously worked as a human rights lawyer and trade unionist for the Hospital Employees' Union.[2][4] She is the vice-president of the Surrey Women's Centre, and has sat on the boards of several other organizations, including the South Asian Bar Association and the BC College of Social Workers.[4][5]

Following Sunner's election in 2024, she was named the Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives. In a cabinet reshuffle in July 2025, Sunner was given the title of Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.[6]

Electoral record

2024 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Newton
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJessie Sunner7,92451.2%−11.2
ConservativeTegjot Bal6,65843.0%
FreedomAmrit Birring3712.4%
UnaffiliatedJapreet Lehal3442.2%
IndependentJoginder Singh Randhawa1891.2%
Total valid votes 15,486–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[7]

References

  1. ↑ Brockman, Charles (20 October 2024). "BC Conservatives make near sweep of 10 Surrey ridings". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 Zytaruk, Tom (19 October 2024). "Newcomer Sunner wins Surrey-Newton for NDP". Peace Arch News. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Election Night recap: B.C. NDP loses major ground in Surrey". Surrey Now-Leader. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Zytaruk, Tom (October 8, 2024). "Meet the candidates: Surrey-Newton". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Jessie Sunner to run as BC NDP candidate in Surrey-Newton in place of Harry Bains". Link Newspaper. August 2, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Press, The Canadian (2025-07-18). "B.C. Premier David Eby reshuffles cabinet to boost economy and jobs". CTVNews. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  7. ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779100/bc-election-2024-results-surrey-newton/

See also

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