Kyle Fawcett
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The Honourable Kyle Fawcett | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-North Hill | |
| In office March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Magnus |
| Succeeded by | Craig Coolahan |
| Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Resource Development | |
| In office 2014–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robin Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Shannon Phillips |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 45–46)[1] |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
Kyle Norman Fawcett ECA (born 1979 or 1980) is a Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Calgary-Klein as a Progressive Conservative.
Fawcett earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary in 2002, with a focus on political science and economics. Prior to his election as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Fawcett worked as a research consultant in support of both private industry and non-profit initiatives and served as a public school board trustee with the Calgary Board of Education.
Political career
Fawcett first sought public office in 2004 for the position of public school board trustee with the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) for wards 5 and 10. At that time, he was the youngest individual to hold public office in Alberta. While serving as trustee, Fawcett held the positions of chair for both the audit and policy committees, board liaison to the CBE/Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) liaison committee, and board representative for the ATA collective agreement interpretation committee. He first sought the position of MLA in the 2008 provincial election in the constituency of Calgary-North Hill. In that election, Fawcett received 38% of the vote.
In 2009, Fawcett was a member of the "Fiscal Four," a group of four MLAs dedicated to championing lower deficits, less red tape and increased program reviews.[2]
His work as an MLA included Bill 203, the Municipal Governance (Franchise & Local Access Fee) Amendment Act 2010, Bill 207, the Young Albertans' Advisory Council Act; Motion 507 on Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Motion 509 on Urban Infrastructure Planning Organization, and Motion 519 on Non-renewable Resource Revenue and Savings.
On April 23, 2012 Fawcett was re-elected with 41% of the popular vote in the renamed constituency of Calgary-Klein, and was subsequently appointed Associate Minister of Finance & Vice Chair of Treasury Board by then-Premier Alison Redford. Prior to that Fawcett had served as Parliamentary Assistant to Treasury Board & Enterprise and Chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy.
From June 23, 2013 to May 26, 2014, Fawcett served as Associate Minister of Recovery & Reconstruction for SW Alberta, having been appointed by Premier Redford in response to the June 2013 southern Alberta floods, when the government provided CA$20,000,000 in immediate assistance for flood relief.
On May 26, 2014, Fawcett was sworn in as Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour by Premier Dave Hancock and also continued as vice-chair of Treasury Board.
On September 15, 2014, Fawcett was sworn in as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development in the cabinet of Jim Prentice. He lost his seat in the May 5, 2015 provincial election that defeated Prentice's government.
Kyle Fawcett now serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Silvera for Seniors.[3]
