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'''Robin Ian Campbell''' (born September 9, 1955) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former provincial level politician. He was elected in 2008 to represent the [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[West Yellowhead (electoral district)|West Yellowhead]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]. He was a member of the former governing [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|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 [[2015 Alberta general election|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]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/campbell-coal-alberta-lobby-finance-minister-1.3316484 "Robin Campbell, former Alberta energy minister, named head of Coal Association of Canada"] [[CBC News]], November 12, 2015.</ref> |
'''Robin Ian Campbell''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA}} (born September 9, 1955) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former provincial level politician. He was elected in 2008 to represent the [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[West Yellowhead (electoral district)|West Yellowhead]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]. He was a member of the former governing [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|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 [[2015 Alberta general election|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]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/campbell-coal-alberta-lobby-finance-minister-1.3316484 "Robin Campbell, former Alberta energy minister, named head of Coal Association of Canada"] [[CBC News]], November 12, 2015.</ref> |
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The Honourable Robin Campbell | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for West Yellowhead | |
| In office March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Strang |
| Succeeded by | Eric Rosendahl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1955 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Jasper, Alberta, Canada |
Robin Ian Campbell ECA (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]
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 Conservative | Robin Campbell | 4,206 | 53.83% | 8.10% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Higgerty | 1,932 | 24.72% | 4.43% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ken Kuzminski | 1,054 | 13.49% | -8.09% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Earle Cunningham | 326 | 4.17% | -4.05% | ||||
| Green | Scott Pickett | 296 | 3.79% | -0.39% | ||||
| Total | 7,814 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 20,770 | 37.75% | -8.76% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 2.48% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "81 - West Yellowhead, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2008). The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 558–563. Retrieved 7 April 2021. | ||||||||
| 2012 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Campbell | 4,393 | 44.59% | -9.24% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Stuart Taylor | 2,688 | 27.28% | 23.11% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Glenn Taylor | 1,668 | 16.93% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Barry Madsen | 797 | 8.09% | -5.40% | ||||
| Liberal | Michael Martyna | 307 | 3.12% | -21.61% | ||||
| Total | 9,853 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 51 | 25 | 5 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 20,919 | 47.37% | 9.62% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.90% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "85 - West Yellowhead, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021. | ||||||||
| 2015 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Eric Rosendahl | 4,135 | 38.92% | 30.84% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Campbell | 3,433 | 32.32% | -12.27% | ||||
| Wildrose | Stuart Taylor | 3,055 | 28.76% | 1.48% | ||||
| Total | 10,623 | –turnout | 23,063 | 46.29% | ||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -5.35% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "85 - West Yellowhead, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Robin Campbell, former Alberta energy minister, named head of Coal Association of Canada" CBC News, November 12, 2015.
- ^ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly. Election Alberta. 2008. pp. 558–563.
