{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Nathan Ip | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|35|2017|10|14}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The Journal asks: How will Edmonton school trustee candidates push for new schools and vote on LGBTQ rights?|publisher=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/the-journal-asks-how-will-edmonton-school-trustee-candidates-push-for-new-schools-and-vote-on-lgbtq-rights|last=French|first=Janet|date=October 14, 2017|access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref> | birth_place = Taiwan | death_date = | death_place = | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-South West | term_start = May 29, 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Kaycee Madu | successor = | party = New Democratic | occupation = }}
'''Nathan Ip''' (born 1981 or 1982) is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fortner |first=Cole |date=May 29, 2023 |title=Nathan Ip beats Kaycee Madu to become Edmonton-South West MLA |url=https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2023/05/29/nathan-ip-beats-kaycee-madu/ |website=Edmonton City News}}</ref> He is the MLA for Edmonton-South West, after unseating former Minister of Justice and former Deputy Premier Kaycee Madu in the 2023 Alberta general election. Madu also served as Minister of Skilled Trades and Professions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Junker |first1=Anna |title=Supporters rally at NDP election headquarters in Edmonton |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/supporters-rally-at-ndp-election-headquarters-in-edmonton |access-date=30 May 2023 |work=Edmonton Journal |date=30 May 2023 |language=en-CA}}</ref> Before his election to the legislature, Ip was an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee for Ward H from 2013 to 2023.
== Early life == Ip was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Canada in the 1980s. His parents ran a restaurant in Edmonton.<ref name=":0" />
== Political career == Ip was elected as a Edmonton Public School Board trustee in 2013 representing Ward H.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Edmonton-South West is the city's biggest election battleground. Will a school trustee unseat Edmonton's only UCP incumbent?|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-south-west-is-the-citys-biggest-election-battleground-will-a-school-trustee-unseat-edmontons-only-ucp-incumbent|last=Wakefield|first=Jonny|date=May 25, 2023|publisher=The Edmonton Journal|access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref>
As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Jobs, Economy and Trade.
==Electoral history== ===2023 general election=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2023/Edmonton-South West}}
==References== {{reflist}}{{Alberta MLAs}}
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