Grant Hunter
Grant Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Taber-Warner Cardston-Taber-Warner (2015–2019) | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Bikman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1967 |
| Party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–17) |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (BS) Northcentral University (master) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Grant Roy Hunter ECA MLA (born November 9, 1967) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral districts of Cardston-Taber-Warner and Taber-Warner in the 29th and 30th Alberta Legislature, respectively.[1][2]
Before Politics
Hunter has owned and operated his own commercial/residential construction company for over two decades. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and political science and a Master of Business Administration degree.[3]
Political career
In opposition
Hunter was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election, initially with the Wildrose.[1] Hunter served in the opposition as Shadow Minister for Transportation and Technology, Shadow Minister for Jobs, Skills, Training, Labour and Red Tape Reduction, along with being the critic for Labour.[4]
2019 to Present
After the 2019 Alberta general election, Hunter was made Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction for the new United Conservative government, a position which he held from April 30, 2019, to July 7, 2021.[5][4]
In January 2021, with Hunter as Associate Minister, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business upgraded Alberta to an A from the previous B-minus grade for red tape. It was the first time in the 11-year history of the CFIB red tape report card that Alberta had earned an A-grade. CFIB estimates that between May 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, Alberta’s government cut red tape by more than six per cent.[6] The CFIB also awarded Hunter with the 2020 Golden Scissors Award for cutting red tape.[7] He became Minister of Environment and Protected Areas in January 2026.
Personal life
He resides in Taber, Alberta with his wife, Angie, and has five children and seven grandchildren.[4] Hunter is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[8]
Electoral record
2023 general election
| 2023 Alberta general election: Taber-Warner | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Grant Hunter | 12,379 | 75.29 | -2.83 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jazminn Hintz | 2,817 | 17.13 | +4.24 | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Paul Hinman | 754 | 4.59 | – | ||||
| Green | Joel Hunt | 239 | 1.45 | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Frank Kast | 129 | 0.78 | – | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Brent Ginther | 124 | 0.75 | – | ||||
| Total | 16,442 | 99.52 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 79 | 0.48 | ||||||
| Turnout | 16,521 | 56.30 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 29,344 | |||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -3.54 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[9] | ||||||||
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Taber-Warner | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Grant R. Hunter | 14,321 | 78.12% | 1.22% | ||||
| New Democratic | Laura Ross-Giroux | 2,363 | 12.89% | -6.41% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Jason Beekman | 1,443 | 7.87% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Amy Yates | 205 | 1.12% | – | ||||
| Total | 18,332 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 62 | 48 | 13 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 28,269 | 65.11% | – | |||||
| United Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "85 - Taber-Warner, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 413–419. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Cardston-Taber-Warner | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Wildrose | Grant Hunter | 5,126 | 41.79% | -12.78% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Brewin | 4,356 | 35.51% | -2.58% | ||||
| New Democratic | Aaron Haugen | 2,407 | 19.62% | 15.32% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Delbert Bodnarek | 378 | 3.08% | – | ||||
| Total | 12,267 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 18 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 23,918 | 51.36% | 6.03% | |||||
| Wildrose hold | Swing | -5.10% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "53 - Cardston-Taber-Warner Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Alberta Election 2015: Wildrose's Grant Hunter wins Cardston-Taber-Warner riding | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "UCP Blue dominates its way through Alberta › The Taber Times". Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ ucpcaucus_mla (October 2, 2019). "Grant Hunter". United Conservative Caucus. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Cabinet shuffle transfers Hunter's role, as previous associate minister of Red Tape Reduction". thestar.com. July 15, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Alberta gets A for red tape reduction - Red Deer Advocate". www.reddeeradvocate.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "CFIB awards a Golden Scissors to the Alberta Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction | CFIB". www.cfib-fcei.ca. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Church Leaders Meet With Premier of Alberta". news-ca.churchofjesuschrist.org. November 18, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "85 - Taber-Warner". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
