Pat Stier
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Pat Stier | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Livingstone-Macleod | |
| In office April 23, 2012 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Evan Berger |
| Succeeded by | Roger Reid |
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| Born | Patrick David Stier 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Party | United Conservative Party |
| Profession | Oil and gas |
Patrick David Stier[1] (born 1954) is a Canadian politician, who is an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Livingstone-Macleod.[2] He sat with the Official Opposition as a member of the United Conservative Party and was the Municipal Affairs Critic.[3]
Stier has 30 years of farming experience and 15 years of service with municipal government, including four years as a municipal councillor with Municipal District of Foothills #31 in 2004–2007.[4][5] He was also co-chair of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board at MD of Foothills #31.[6] In the 2012 election, Stier defeated Progressive Conservative candidate and Agriculture minister Evan Berger, who went on to be hired as a senior policy advisory to the deputy Agriculture minister.[7]
As an MLA, Stier has spoken out against the Alberta Health Services policy of separating married seniors in nursing homes.[8] Stier and Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith criticized the Provincial Government for cancelling plans to build the Alberta Public Security and Law Enforcement Training college in Fort Macleod.[9][10]
In the 2013 spring sitting, Stier brought forward Motion 507 to repeal the Alberta Land Stewardship Act and create a new land use framework “that better protects the rights of landowners and respects the role of locally elected and accountable municipal councils.” The motion did not pass.[11] He was reelected in the 2015 Alberta general election, once again facing Berger as a PC challenger.[12]
In July, 2017 Stier remained the MLA for Livingstone-Macleod under the establishment of The United Conservative Party (UCP). The UCP is a political party which forms the official opposition in Alberta, Canada. It was established in July 2017 as a merger between the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wildrose Party.[13]
