Kyle Fawcett

Kyle Norman Fawcett (born 1979 or 1980) is a Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Calgary-Klein as a Progressive Conservative.

Kyle Fawcett
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-North Hill
In office March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Richard Magnus
Succeeded by	Craig Coolahan
Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
In office 2014–2015
Preceded by	Robin Campbell
Succeeded by	Shannon Phillips
Personal details
Born	1979 or 1980 (age 40–41)[1]
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater	University of Calgary
Occupation	Consultant

Early life

Fawcett earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary in 2002, with a focus on political science and economics. 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.

Political career

Fawcett first sought public office in 2004 for the position of public school board trustee with the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) 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 CBE/Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) liaison committee, and board representative for the ATA collective agreement interpretation committee. He first sought the position of MLA in the 2008 provincial election in the constituency of Calgary-North Hill. In that election, Fawcett received 38% of the vote.

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.[2]

His work as an MLA included Bill 203, the Municipal Governance (Franchise & Local Access Fee) Amendment Act 2010, Bill 207, the Young Albertans' Advisory Council Act; 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.

From June 23, 2013 to May 26, 2014, Fawcett served as Associate Minister of Recovery & Reconstruction for SW Alberta, having been appointed by Premier Redford in response to the June 2013 southern Alberta floods, when the government provided CA$20,000,000 in immediate assistance for flood relief.

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.

Personal life

Fawcett is married to Ashley and they live in the Calgary community of Mount Pleasant.

Fawcett has a passion for sports. He has been an active member of his community, coaching youth baseball and football for 14 seasons. He has also mentored junior and senior high school students in northeast Calgary through the Alberta Mentorship Foundation for Youth program.,[3] and participated in the Impact Society's Heroes program. Every year since 2008, he has provided a scholarship to a first-year post-secondary student in his constituency.

In 2012, Fawcett was named as one of Avenue Magazine's (Calgary) Top 40 under 40. In 2002, he was also awarded a United Nations International Year of the Volunteer certificate by the Government of Canada for his commitment to improving our communities through volunteerism.

Election results

2015 General Election

2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Craig Coolahan	8,098	44.3
	Progressive Conservative	Kyle Fawcett	4,878	26.7
	Wildrose	Jeremy Nixon	4,206	23.0
	Liberal	David Gamble	1,104	6.0
Total valid votes			18,286	100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined			260
Turnout			18,546	53.4
Eligible voters			34,702
Source: Elections Alberta[4]

2008 General Election

2008 Alberta general election: Calgary-North Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kyle Fawcett	4,281	38.32%	-4.88%
	Liberal	Pat Murray	3,573	31.98%	0.22%
	New Democratic	John Chan	1,381	12.36%	6.00%
	Wildrose Alliance	Jane Morgan	976	8.74%	–
	Green	Kevin Maloney	732	6.55%	-5.92%
	Social Credit	Jim Wright	228	2.04%	–
Total			11,171	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			37	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			27,219	41.18%	-3.07%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-2.55%
Source(s) Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly (PDF). Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 242–245.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election results[5]			Turnout %		Swing
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal
	Progressive Conservative	Kyle Fawcett	6,852	41.21%	+2.89%
	Wildrose	Jeremy Nixon	5,755	34.61%	+25.87%
	Liberal	Christopher Tahn	1,980	11.91%	-20.08%
	New Democratic	Marc Power	1,687	10.15%	-2.21%
	Evergreen	Roger Gagné	354	2.13%	-4.42%	*
Total
Rejected, spoiled and declined
Eligible electors / Turnout				%

References

1. Johnson, Tracy. "Kyle Fawcett". Avenue Calgary. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
2. http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/the-fiscal-four-fight-the-deficit/
3. "Fawcett's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography".
4. "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
5. 2012 Alberta general election