Vernon-Lumby

Harwinder Sandhu was first elected as the MLA for Vernon-Monashee (now called Vernon-Lumby) in 2020. Harwinder is the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture. She previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care. 

Prior to being elected, Harwinder was a healthcare worker for over two decades, working as a Registered Nurse and 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.  

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 a long-time Vernon resident where she is raising her three children.