Hugh MacDonald (politician)
Encyclopedia
Hugh MacDonald is a Canadian
politician, who currently represents the electoral district
of Edmonton-Gold Bar in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
. He is a member of the Alberta Liberal Party
. On Sept. 27, he announced he would not seek re-election.
MacDonald is currently serving as chair of the Public Accounts Committee and as a member of the following committees:
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Legislative Offices Committee
Private Bills Committee
Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services
Select Special Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee
He has served as chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and as a member of the Select Special Ethics Commissioner Search Committee and the Personal Information Protection Act Review Committee. MacDonald has also served as the Official Opposition critic for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Energy, the Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Human Resources and Employment and Government Services.
Additionally, he has served as a member of the standing committees on Law and Regulations and Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing. MacDonald has assumed Official Opposition critic positions including:
Critic responsible for Employment and Immigration
Critic responsible for Infrastructure
Canada
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politician, who currently represents the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Edmonton-Gold Bar in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
. He is a member of the Alberta Liberal Party
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
. On Sept. 27, he announced he would not seek re-election.
Background
Born August 5, 1955, he spent 20 years working in Alberta’s petroleum industry as a boilermaker and small business owner prior to becoming an MLA.Political career
MacDonald was first elected as a Member of the Alberta Legislature in the general election of 1997. He was elected to his second term for Edmonton-Gold Bar on March 12, 2001, his third on November 22, 2004, and, most recently, to his fourth term on March 3, 2008. In addition, MacDonald is the critic for Advanced Education and Technology, Employment and Immigration and Infrastructure.MacDonald is currently serving as chair of the Public Accounts Committee and as a member of the following committees:
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Legislative Offices Committee
Private Bills Committee
Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services
Select Special Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee
He has served as chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and as a member of the Select Special Ethics Commissioner Search Committee and the Personal Information Protection Act Review Committee. MacDonald has also served as the Official Opposition critic for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Energy, the Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Human Resources and Employment and Government Services.
Additionally, he has served as a member of the standing committees on Law and Regulations and Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing. MacDonald has assumed Official Opposition critic positions including:
Critic responsible for Employment and Immigration
Critic responsible for Infrastructure