Heavenly Father we give you thanks for our Government and we raise up MLA Harwinder Sandhu. Bless her as this is her first term as she represents Vernon – Monashee. Thank you that Harwinder brings years of service as a health care worker. May she bring wisdom to government as we go through this pandemic. May you bless her and her family. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Harwinder Sandhu was elected the MLA for Vernon-Monashee in 2020. Prior to being elected, Harwinder was a registered nurse at Vernon Jubilee Hospital and worked as a patient care coordinator. An active member of the BC Nurses’ Union, she served as Provincial Chair of the Mosaic of Colour caucus and as a lobby coordinator. As part of the BC Nurses’ Union and as an individual she worked on many charitable initiatives. Harwinder worked with Northern Health at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace for over seven years before moving to Vernon with her two young daughters, after losing her first husband, Sammy, to cancer. Harwinder is now married to fellow healthcare worker Baljit, with whom she is raising three children.