Doug Griffiths
| Doug Griffiths | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office 2004–2015 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Wes Taylor |
| Constituency | Battle River-Wainwright |
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In office 2002–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Fischer |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Wainwright |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 26, 1972 Coronation, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sue |
| Children | Austin and Brady |
| Residence | Ardrossan, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Website |
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Douglas "Doug" Griffiths (born October 26, 1972)[1] is a former Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Battle River-Wainwright as a Progressive Conservative. He was a candidate for the leadership of the PC Party in the 2011 leadership election.
Early life
Griffiths attended the University of Alberta, where he earned an honours degree in philosophy and an education degree. After university, he taught for three years at Byemoor School, in the County of Stettler. He was nominated for a teaching award each year, including two nominations for the PanCanadian Students' Choice Award.
Political career
Griffiths received 79 per cent of the vote in Battle River-Wainwright during the 2008 provincial election, sending him to the Legislature for his third term.[2] In addition to his duties as an MLA, he has served as Parliamentary Assistant for the Department of Finance and Enterprise and is currently a member of the Public Accounts Committee and Health Committee.
Griffiths was first elected in a by-election for the Wainwright constituency on April 8, 2002, after former incumbent Robert Fischer resigned amidst a conflict-of-interest investigation by the Ethics Commissioner.[3] Then 29, Griffiths was the youngest MLA in office at the time.
The Wainwright boundaries changed for the 2004 provincial election, creating the current Battle River-Wainwright constituency, which Griffiths won with support from 65 per cent of the voters.[4]
During his tenure as MLA, Griffiths was the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and has been involved in numerous committees and has chaired the Standing Committee on Energy and Sustainable Development, Rural Development Strategies Task Force, MLA Steering Committee for Rural Development, and was vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
On October 12, 2011 Griffiths was appointed Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs by Premier Alison Redford.
Griffiths was reelected in the April 23, 2012 provincial election as an incumbent PC candidate.
On February 10, 2013 Griffiths personally insulted Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi by calling him a "peacock" in the context of the city's discussions with the province on the regional growth plan.[5]
On December 13, 2013, Griffiths was sworn in as Minister of Service Alberta.
On January 26, 2015, he resigned from his position as a MLA.[6]
Personal life
Griffiths lives in Ardrossan with his wife, Sue, and their two boys, Austin and Brady.[7]
Election results
| Alberta provincial by-election, 2002: Wainwright | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Griffiths | 2,924 | 44.6 | |||||
| Alberta First | Jerry D. Barber | 1,695 | 25.9 | |||||
| Liberal | Horst Schreiber | 1,114 | 17.0 | |||||
| Social Credit | Robin Skitteral | 519 | 7.9 | |||||
| New Democratic | Lilas Lysne | 227 | 3.5 | |||||
| Green | Colleen Biggs | 73 | 1.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,552 | 33.6% | ||||||
| Alberta general election, 2004: Battle River-Wainwright | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Griffiths | 6,406 | 65.02% | |||||
| Alberta Alliance | Orest Werezak | 1,442 | 14.64% | |||||
| Liberal | Gordon Rogers | 1,069 | 10.85% | |||||
| New Democratic | Len Legault | 616 | 6.25% | |||||
| Social Credit | Robin Skitteral | 320 | 3.24% | |||||
| Total | 9,853 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 45 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 20,368 | 48.60% | ||||||
| Source: "Battle River-Wainwright Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 29, 2012. | ||||||||
| Alberta general election, 2008: Battle River-Wainwright | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Griffiths | 7,968 | 78.56% | 13.54% | ||||
| Liberal | Horst Schreiber | 1,260 | 12.43% | 1.58% | ||||
| Green | Will Munsey | 483 | 4.76% | |||||
| New Democratic | Doris Bannister | 431 | 4.25% | -2.00% | ||||
| Total | 10,142 | |||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 148 | |||||||
| Eligible Electors / Turnout | 22,343 | 46.06% | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 7.55% | ||||||
| Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections Alberta. pp. 368–371. | ||||||||
| Alberta general election, 2012: Battle River-Wainwright | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Griffiths | 7,205 | 46.71% | |||||
| Wildrose | Dave Nelson | 6,710 | 43.50% | |||||
| New Democratic | Terry Zawalski | 775 | 5.02% | |||||
| Liberal | Amber Greenleese | 469 | 3.04% | |||||
| Alberta Party | Midge Lambert | 265 | 1.72% | |||||
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Battle River-Wainwright Unofficial Results". Elections Alberta. March 3, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ↑ "Wainwright By-election April 2002". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ↑ "Battle River-Wainwright General Election Statement of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. November 22, 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ↑ http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Relationship+between+Calgary+mayor+Nenshi+Alberta+premier/7949524/story.html
- ↑ "Griffiths resigns". Star News. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ↑ "Griffith's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography".
