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University of Calgary.
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Kyle Fawcett
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Fawcett earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary in 2002, with a focus on political science and economics. Fawcett first sought public office in 2004 for the position of public school board trustee with the Calgary Board of Education (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for wards 5 and 10. At that time, he was the youngest individual to hold public office in Alberta.
While serving as trustee, Fawcett held the positions of chair for both the audit and policy committees, board liaison to the Commander of the Order of the British Empire/Alberta Teachers" Association (ATA) liaison committee, and board representative for the ATA collective agreement interpretation committee.
He first sought the position of Modern Language Association in the 2008 provincial election in the constituency of Calgary-North Hill. In that election, Fawcett received 38% of the vote.
His work as an Modern Language Association included Bill 203, the Municipal Governance (Franchise & Local Access Fee) Amendment Acting 2010, Bill 207, the Young Albertans" Advisory Council Acting. Motion 507 on Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Motion 509 on Urban Infrastructure Planning Organization, and Motion 519 on Non-renewable Resource Revenue and Savings.
On April 23, 2012 Fawcett was re-elected with 41% of the popular vote in the renamed constituency of Calgary-Klein, and was subsequently appointed Associate Minister of Finance & Vice Chair of Treasury Board by then-Premier Alison Redford.
Prior to that Fawcett had served as Parliamentary Assistant to Treasury Board & Enterprise and Chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy. He played an essential role in delivering 20 million dollars in immediate assistance for flood relief. Other disaster relief efforts he led included getting safe water in Black Diamond, the reopening of the Highway 22 Sheep River bridge, ensuring funding for erosion prevention projects, and assisting in delivering one billion dollars in disaster relief across the province.
On May 26, 2014, Fawcett was sworn in as Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour by Premier Dave Hancock and also continued as vice-chair of Treasury Board.
On September 15, 2014, Fawcett was sworn in as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development in the cabinet of Jim Prentice. He lost his seat in the May 5, 2015 provincial election that defeated Prentice"s government.
Politics
In 2009, Fawcett was a member of the "Fiscal Four," a group of four MLAs dedicated to championing lower deficits, less red tape and increased program reviews.
Membership
Prior to his election as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Fawcett worked as a research consultant in support of both private industry and non-profit initiatives and served as a public school board trustee with the Calgary Board of Education.
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Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta