Devin Dreeshen
Devin Dreeshen (born 1987/1988) is a Canadian politician elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was first elected in a by-election in July 2018. On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
Devin Dreeshen | |
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| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Alberta | |
| Assumed office April 30, 2019 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Oneil Carlier |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | |
| Assumed office July 12, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Don MacIntyre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1987/1988 (age 32–33)[1] Innisfail, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Relations | Earl Dreeshen (father) |
| Residence | Pine Lake, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Political career
Dreeshen was a policy advisor to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz from 2008 to 2015. Between February and November 2016 he worked on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.[2] He won the United Conservative nomination for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake in 2018, and won the ensuing by-election.
Personal life
Born in Innisfail, Alberta,[3] Pine Lake. He is the son of Canadian MP, Earl Dreeshen.[4]
Electoral results
| 2019 Alberta general election: Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | ||||||||
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| The 2019 general election will be held on April 16. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Devin Dreeshen | 19,030 | 74.5% | -7.17% | ||||
| New Democratic | Robyn O'Brien | 3,453 | 13.5% | +4.04% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Danielle Klooster | 2,337 | 9.2% | +1.76% | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | Chad Miller | 359 | 1.4% | |||||
| Alberta Advantage | Brian Vanderkley | 164 | ||||||
| Independent | Ed Wychopen | 106 | 0.4% | |||||
| Reform | Lauren Thorsteinson | 79 | 0.3% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||||
| Alberta provincial by-election, July 12, 2018: Innisfail-Sylvan Lake upon the resignation of Don MacIntyre on February 2, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Devin Dreeshen | 8,029 | 81.67 | +10.99 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nicole Mooney | 915 | 9.31 | -13.83 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Abigail Douglass | 731 | 7.44 | +1.25 | ||||
| Liberal | Nicolaas Jansen | 93 | 0.95 | — | ||||
| Independent | David Inscho | 63 | 0.64 | — | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,831 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 37 | |||||||
| Turnout | 9,868 | 31.22 | -24.27 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 31,604 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | +12.41 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election results". Retrieved August 13, 2018. | ||||||||
| Alberta Provincial Government of Jason Kenney | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Oneil Carlier | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry April 30, 2019– |
Incumbent |
References
- Krugel, Lauren (2018-07-13). "Alberta's Jason Kenney sees advantage to new member's history with Donald Trump". Global News. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- McDermott, Vincent (2018-07-13). "United Conservatives win Alberta byelections". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
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