David Eggen
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David Eggen in May 2015
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MLA for Edmonton-Calder | |
Assumed office April 23, 2012 |
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Preceded by | Doug Elniski |
In office November 22, 2004 – March 3, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Brent Rathgeber |
Succeeded by | Doug Elniski |
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Born | 1962 (age 52–53) |
Political party | New Democrat |
Spouse(s) | Somboon Eggen[1] |
Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Occupation | teacher |
Portfolio | Minister of Education, Minister of Culture |
David Manson Eggen (born 1962) is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the riding of Edmonton-Calder from 2004 to 2008, and was subsequently reelected to represent the same district in 2012.[2] Eggen declared his intention to stand in the NDP leadership election being held to choose a successor to Brian Mason.[3] He is currently Minister of Education and Minister of Culture.[4]
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Educator[edit]
Born in 1962,[5] Eggen was educated at the University of Alberta where he received a Bachelor of Education degree in 1984. Eggen then went to Zimbabwe where he taught for three years. At this point, he returned to Edmonton where he taught at local schools from 1990 to 2004. He also coached a wide variety of sports for high school and community teams. In 1996 and 1997, he also served as an education consultant to the Wat Dhammamongkol Temple in Bangkok, Thailand. He volunteered as an animator at Fort Edmonton Park. Finally, he is a provincial trustee with the Forum for Young Albertans. He is also a member of the Diversity, Equity and Human Rights committee for the Alberta Teachers’ Association and an amateur musician. He lives in Edmonton with his wife, their two daughters, plus the family cat and dog.
Political career[edit]
Eggen was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a New Democrat in the 2004 Alberta general election, narrowly defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Brent Rathgeber. He was the first NDP representative elected in Edmonton-Calder since 1993, increasing his party's share of the vote from 18% to 36%. His victory was widely attributed to a two-year canvassing campaign in the run-up to the election. He served as the NDP's critic for Agriculture and Food, Environment, K-12 Education, Sustainable Resource Development, and Tourism and Culture.
He was defeated in the 2008 election by Progressive Conservative Doug Elniski. After this defeat Eggen assumed the Alberta executive director's position for Friends of Medicare, an advocacy group that supports public healthcare.[6] Eggen regained his seat in the 2012 provincial election and retained it with a greatly increased margin in the 2015 election.
Electoral history[edit]
2004 general election[edit]
2004 Alberta general election results[7] | Turnout 49.18% | Swing | ||||
Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
New Democratic | David Eggen | 4,067 | 36.01% | 16.10% | ||
Progressive Conservative | Brent Rathgeber | 3,730 | 33.02% | -8.97% | ||
Liberal | Brad Smith | 2,985 | 26.43% | -11.67% | ||
Alberta Alliance | Vicki Kramer | 513 | 4.54% | |||
Total | 11,295 | |||||
Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 92 | |||||
Eligible electors / Turnout | 23,671 | % | ||||
NDP pickup from Progressive Conservative | Swing 12.54% |
2008 general election[edit]
2008 Alberta general election results[8] | Turnout 38.53% | Swing | ||||
Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
Progressive Conservative | Doug Elniski | 4,557 | 40.86% | 6.03% | ||
New Democratic | David Eggen | 4,356 | 39.05% | 3.04% | ||
Liberal | Jim Kane | 1,839 | 16.49% | -9.94% | ||
Green | Michael Brown | 402 | 3.60% | * | ||
Total | 11,514 | |||||
Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 59 | |||||
Eligible electors / Turnout | 30,033 | % | ||||
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | 4.54% |
2012 general election[edit]
Alberta general election, 2012 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | * | |||
NDP | David Eggen | 5,729 | 38.41% | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Bev Esslinger | 5,183 | 34.75% | |||||
Wildrose | Rich Neumann | 2,787 | 18.69% | |||||
Liberal | Alex V Bosse | 970 | 6.50% | |||||
Alberta Party | David Clark | 194 | 1.30% | |||||
Social Credit | Margaret Saunter | 52 | 0.35% | |||||
Total | '14925 | 100% |
2015 general election[edit]
Alberta general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | David Eggen | 12,835 | 70.6% | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Tom Bradley | 3,220 | 17.7% | |||||
Wildrose | Andrew Altimas | 1,570 | 8.6% | |||||
Liberal | Amit Batra | 550 | 3.0% |
References[edit]
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Alberta Election 2012: NDP picks up support, falls short of goal". Edmonton Journal, April 23, 2012.
- ^ "David Eggen to seek leadership of Alberta NDP". Edmonton Journal. May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet," CBC News May 24, 2015.
- ^ The optimist: Two-time MLA David Eggen says political winds are shifting Klinkenberg, Marty. Edmonton Journal [Edmonton, Alta] 11 Oct 2014: B.4.
- ^ Loome, Jeremy (June 10, 2008). "Ex-MLA now heads Friends of Medicare". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 2008-06-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Edmonton-Calder Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 272–275.
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