Tanya Fir
Tanya Fir ECA (born 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Peigan in the 30th Alberta Legislature. She is a member of the United Conservative Party.[1] On April 30, 2019, she was appointed to be the Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Tourism in the Executive Council of Alberta, holding that role until August 25, 2020.
The Honourable Tanya Fir | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Peigan | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Alberta Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation | |
| Assumed office August 26, 2022 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Doug Schweitzer |
| Alberta Minister of Red Tape Reduction | |
| Assumed office July 8, 2021 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Grant Hunter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 47–48) Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
In August 2018, Fir beat former Ontario MP Jeff Watson and past Wildrose candidate Jeevan Mangat to secure her party's nomination.[2][3] Her nomination campaign manager was longtime provincial Conservative party organizer Craig Chandler.[4]
In January 2021, Fir was found to be vacationing in Las Vegas despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and advisory against nonessential travel.[5] She was demoted from her parliamentary duties as a result.[6]
Electoral record
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Peigan | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Tanya Fir | 13,353 | 59.83% | 0.74% | ||||
| New Democratic | Joe Pimlott | 6,527 | 29.25% | -6.32% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Ronald Reinhold | 1,534 | 6.87% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Jaro Giesbrecht | 425 | 1.90% | 0.26% | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | Sheyne Espey | 299 | 1.34% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Will Hatch | 180 | 0.81% | – | ||||
| Total | 22,318 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 165 | 50 | 2 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 33,899 | 66.33% | – | |||||
| United Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "22 - Calgary-Peigan, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 84–87. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
References
- "Alberta election: Calgary-Peigan results – Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- "Wednesday Morining Alberta Candidate Nomination Update – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics".
- "UCP Nomination Candidate Stands Behind Campaign Chair Who Spreads Conspiracies About Pedophiles and Police".
- "Why so many Albertans are giving up on their country". macleans.ca. Nov 7, 2019.
...longtime provincial Conservative party organizer Craig Chandler—who earlier this year was the campaign manager for Jason Kenney's Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Minister Tanya Fir
- "Canadians can still travel to the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic — just not by car". CBC News. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- "Calgary MLA apologizes for holiday travel a second time almost a month after the fact". CTV News. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
