{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Jessie Sunner, BC NDP candidate for Surrey-Newton.jpg | caption = Campaign portrait, 2024 | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | party = New Democratic Party of British Columbia | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MLA|size=100%}} | office = Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills of British Columbia | term_start = July 17, 2025 | term_end = | premier = David Eby | predecessor = Anne Kang | successor = | office1 = Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives of British Columbia | term_start1 = November 18, 2024 | term_end1 = July 17, 2025 | premier1 = David Eby | predecessor1 = Mable Elmore | successor1 = Amna Shah | office2 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey-Newton | term_start2 = October 19, 2024 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = Harry Bains | successor2 = | occupation = Trade 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brockman |first1=Charles |title=BC Conservatives make near sweep of 10 Surrey ridings |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/19/surrey-near-sweep-bc-conservatives/ |access-date=20 October 2024 |work=CityNews Vancouver |date=20 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Zytaruk |first=Tom |date=19 October 2024 |title=Newcomer Sunner wins Surrey-Newton for NDP |url=https://www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/bc-election-2024-will-ndp-first-timer-sunner-hold-surrey-newton-7594251 |access-date=20 October 2024 |work=Peace Arch News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2024 |title=Election Night recap: B.C. NDP loses major ground in Surrey |url=https://www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/bc-votes-2024-election-night-in-surrey-live-7593995 |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Surrey Now-Leader |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and career == Sunner grew up in Surrey, British Columbia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Zytaruk |first=Tom |date=October 8, 2024 |title=Meet the candidates: Surrey-Newton |url=https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/meet-the-candidates-surrey-newton-7571189 |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Surrey Now-Leader |language=en}}</ref> Her parents are Punjabi immigrants.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=August 2, 2024 |title=Jessie Sunner to run as BC NDP candidate in Surrey-Newton in place of Harry Bains |url=https://thelinkpaper.ca/jessie-sunner-to-run-as-bc-ndp-candidate-in-surrey-newton-in-place-of-harry-bains/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=Link Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref>
Sunner previously worked as a human rights lawyer and trade unionist for the Hospital Employees' Union.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=The Canadian |date=2025-07-18 |title=B.C. Premier David Eby reshuffles cabinet to boost economy and jobs |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-premier-david-eby-reshuffles-cabinet-to-boost-economy-and-jobs/ |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}</ref>
== Electoral record == {{2024 British Columbia general election/Surrey-Newton}}
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== See also == * 43rd Parliament of British Columbia
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