Rebecca Schulz
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Rebecca Schulz | |
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| Minister of Environment and Protected Areas | |
| In office June 9, 2023 – January 2, 2026 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Sonya Savage |
| Succeeded by | Grant Hunter |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs | |
| In office October 24, 2022 – June 9, 2023 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Ric McIver |
| Succeeded by | Ric McIver |
| Minister of Children's Services | |
| In office April 30, 2019 – June 11, 2022 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Danielle Larivee |
| Succeeded by | Matt Jones |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Shaw | |
| Assumed office April 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Sucha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1984[1] |
| Party | United Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Cole Schulz |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Website | |
Rebecca Schulz ECA MLA (/ʃʊlts/ SHUULTS; born July 30, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Shaw in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2]
She is a member of the United Conservative Party. She was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Children's Services on April 30, 2019, by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Schulz was a candidate for leader of the United Conservative Party in 2022 following the resignation of Premier Jason Kenney as leader.[3] Schulz placed fourth. After the leadership election, Premier Danielle Smith appointed Schulz as the Minister of Municipal Affairs. She served as Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas from June 9, 2023, until her resignation on January 2, 2026.
Schulz holds a Master's degree in Communication from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English from the University of Saskatchewan.
Rebecca Schulz first got involved in politics in 2009 when she worked in the Office of the 14th Premier of Saskatchewan, Brad Wall.[4] She also worked as an event coordinator at the University of Ottawa - L'Hereux Dubé Social Justice Fund for seven months, a senior communications officer at SaskEnergy, and a media relations officer at the Government of Saskatchewan. Then, Rebecca Schulz worked as a manager of media relations at Saskatchewan Government Insurance from 2012 to 2013, and as Director of Communications at the Ministry of Education in the Government of Saskatchewan. Just before becoming an MLA, she worked as Director of Alumni Marketing and Communications at the University of Calgary.[5]
Rebecca Schulz was raised in a small town in Saskatchewan. She and her husband, Cole, moved to Alberta, and they have two young children.[6]
