Greg McLean (politician)
Greg McLean | |
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_(cropped).jpg) McLean in Calgary in 2019 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Calgary Centre | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kent Hehr |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Pogue |
| Children | Four adult sons |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Profession | Member of Parliament |
Greg McLean MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1]
He defeated former cabinet minister Kent Hehr by 20,000 votes.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Before his election, McLean was a financial professional for 20 years, working with oil & gas and technology start-ups amongst other industries. He was a Chartered Investment Manager, registered as a Portfolio Manager with the Alberta Securities Commission [3] and served as a director of a public oil and gas company and director of a private oil and gas services technology company.[4] Early in his career, he spent six years advising two Cabinet Ministers in Ottawa, Hon. Harvie Andre and Hon. Jean Corbeil, providing insight into government and regulatory decision-making [5].
McLean has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Alberta, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario[6].
He and his wife Ruth Pogue have four grown sons.
Political career[edit]
McLean is a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights [7] and is the Conservative Party's Deputy Shadow Critic for National Revenue. [8] His questions and speeches in the House of Commons have focused primarily on issues related to natural resources, mainly oil and gas, and to issues of finance and government spending, deficit and debt. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he spoke about the efficacy of government programs and expenditures, and in particular, about the Canada Student Service Grant and its sole-source contract to the WE charity (since terminated) [9]. He participated in a Calgary news conference with other MPs calling for the "Not Criminally Responsible" designation to be reviewed (an issue related to Calgary's "Brentwood Five" massacre); and has spoken out in support of democracy in Hong Kong[10].
Electoral record[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Greg McLean | 37,306 | 56.6 | +11.44 | ||||
| Liberal | Kent Hehr | 17,771 | 27.0 | -19.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jessica Buresi | 6,516 | 9.9 | +4.33 | ||||
| Green | Thana Boonlert | 2,853 | 4.3 | +2.1 | ||||
| People's | Chevy Johnston | 907 | 1.4 | - | ||||
| Animal Protection | Eden Gould | 247 | 0.4 | - | ||||
| Independent | Michael Pewtress | 138 | 0.2 | -0.19 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Dawid Pawlowski | 122 | 0.2 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 65,864 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 385 | |||||||
| Turnout | 66,249 | 69.4 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 95,408 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.48 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Conservative Greg McLean beats out longtime Liberal Kent Hehr in Calgary Centre". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Liberal MP Kent Hehr falls to Conservative Greg McLean in Calgary Centre - 660 NEWS". www.660citynews.com. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mclean-90b3737/?originalSubdomain=ca
- ^ "About Greg". Greg McLean. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mclean-90b3737/?originalSubdomain=ca
- ^ https://www.gregmcleanmp.ca/about
- ^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/greg-mclean(105623)#roles
- ^ https://www.conservative.ca/team/shadow-cabinet/
- ^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/publicationsearch/en/?per=105623&pubType=37
- ^ https://www.gregmcleanmp.ca/news
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
