Robin Campbell (politician)

Robin Ian Campbell (born September 9, 1955) is a Canadian former provincial level politician. He was elected in 2008 to represent the electoral district of West Yellowhead in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was a member of the former governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He was appointed Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury board by Premier Jim Prentice on September 15, 2014. He lost his seat to Eric Rosendahl in the May 5, 2015 provincial election that also defeated the Progressive Conservative government after 44 years in office. On November 12, he was named president of the Coal Association of Canada.[1]

Robin Campbell
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for West Yellowhead
In office
March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded byIvan Strang
Succeeded byEric Rosendahl
Personal details
Born (1955-09-09) September 9, 1955
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceJasper, Alberta, Canada

Political career

Campbell ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 2008 Alberta general election. He won his first term to represent the electoral district of West Yellowhead by a wide margin to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.[2]

Campbell is avid golfer and fishermen. He has a daughter, Sheena.

Electoral history
2008 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobin Campbell4,20653.83%8.11%
LiberalLisa Higgerty1,93224.72%4.42%
New DemocraticKen Kuzminski1,05413.49%−8.09%
Wildrose AllianceEarle Cunningham3264.17%−4.05%
GreenScott Pickett2963.79%−0.39%
Total 7,814
Rejected, spoiled and declined 32
Eligible electors / Turnout 22,252 35.26%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.27%
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 558–563.
2012 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeRobin Campbell4,40544.86
WildroseStuart Taylor2,64226.91
Alberta PartyGlenn Taylor1,66816.99
New DemocraticBarry Madsen7948.09
LiberalMichael Martyna3103.16
Total 9,810
2015 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticEric Rosendahl4,14139.0%
Progressive ConservativeRobin Campbell3,43332.3%
WildroseStuart Taylor3,04628.7%
Total 10,623

References
  1. "Robin Campbell, former Alberta energy minister, named head of Coal Association of Canada" CBC News, November 12, 2015.
  2. The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly. Election Alberta. 2008. pp. 558–563.
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Doug Griffiths		 Order of precedence in Alberta
as of 2013		 Succeeded by
Heather Klimchuk
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.