Background
Clark was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, but graduated in 1993 from the University of Victoria with a degree in Political Science, minoring in Sociology.
Clark was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, but graduated in 1993 from the University of Victoria with a degree in Political Science, minoring in Sociology.
He is the leader of the Alberta Party. He returned to Alberta to work for Laurence Decore, who was then leader of the Official Opposition Alberta Liberals. Deciding to leave politics for a time, Clark earned an Master of Business Administration and in 2006 co-founded an Information Technology consulting firm C3 Associates.
He has engaged in volunteer work, most notably as Vice Chair of Distress Centre Calgary, and he co-founded the Calgary River Communities Action Group in response to the 2013 Alberta floods.
In 2013, Clark sold his share of C3 to his partners to enter politics full time. Following the resignation of Glenn Taylor, the Alberta Party remained without a leader for some months.
On May 29, 2013, the party announced that it would hold a leadership vote to coincide with its Annual General Meeting on September 21, 2013 in Edmonton. Clark declared his intention to seek the leadership, running against self-employed consultant and 2012 Calgary-North West candidate Troy Millington.
Election results.
Clark was the Alberta Party"s election candidate in Calgary-Elbow for the 2012 Alberta general election, placing 5th.
And in the 2015 Alberta general election was elected the party"s sole Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing Calgary-Elbow.