Jason Nixon

Not to be confused with Jeremy Nixon.

The Honourable
Jason Nixon
ECA MLA
Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 9, 2023
PremierDanielle Smith
Preceded byJeremy Nixon
Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board
In office
June 20, 2022 – October 21, 2022
PremierJason Kenney, Danielle Smith
Preceded byTravis Toews
Succeeded byTravis Toews
Minister of Environment and Parks of Alberta
In office
April 30, 2019 – June 20, 2022
PremierJason Kenney
Preceded byShannon Phillips
Succeeded byWhitney Issik
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded byJoe Anglin
Leader of the Opposition in Alberta
In office
October 30, 2017 – January 29, 2018
Preceded byNathan Cooper
Succeeded byJason Kenney
Personal details
Born
Jason John Nixon

(1980-05-26) May 26, 1980 (age 44)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyUnited Conservative (2017-present)[1]
Other political
affiliations		Wildrose Party (until 2017), Conservative Party of Canada
SpouseTiffany Nixon[1]
Children3
Residence(s)Sundre, Alberta, Canada[2]
Alma materAthabasca University, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
PortfolioChief Opposition Whip[3]
Websitehttps://jasonnixon.ucp2023.ca/

Jason John Nixon ECA MLA (born May 26, 1980) is a Canadian politician and the current Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services of Alberta. He is member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre.[2]

He was first elected as a member of the Wildrose Party in 2015, and then he served on the negotiation team that created a framework for unity between the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta.[4] The agreement was ratified and approved by the members of both parties in July 2017, establishing the United Conservative Party (UCP).[5]

After the merger, Nixon endorsed Jason Kenney in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership election.[6] After Kenney was elected as the leader, Nixon served as Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta until Kenney won a seat (Calgary-Lougheed) in the Alberta legislature in a by-election.[7]

Nixon served as the Opposition House Leader in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.[8] He has previously served as the Wildrose opposition critic for Human Services and was a participant on the government's Ministerial Panel on Child Intervention.

From 2006 to 2011, Nixon served as the executive director at The Mustard Seed, a non-profit organization founded by his father Pat Nixon dedicated to helping the homeless.[8] Nixon took online courses at both the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Athabasca University.[2]

Nixon graduated from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in 2011 with a management major, but he continued to take classes in Athabasca University. In 2014, Nixon was elected president of the Athabasca University Student Union.[9]

During the 2019 Alberta election, Nixon was dogged with controversies about a peace bond for an assault of a woman over his alleged involvement in a poaching incident on her property,[10] a subsequent confrontation with a Fish and Wildlife Officer,[11] as well as an earlier British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruling about his handling of a sexual harassment complaint at his former company.[12]

After winning the 2019 election on the UCP ticket, he was sworn in as Alberta's Minister of Environment and Parks on April 30, 2019.[13] Before the election, he was a vocal opponent to the previous Minister, Shannon Phillips, especially in relation to the proposed Bighorn Wildland Provincial Park.[14][15]

He and his brother Jeremy Nixon are the first brothers to serve in the Alberta legislature at the same time.[16] Jason Nixon is one of four men named Jason serving in the UCP cabinet.[17]

  1. ^ a b "Jason Nixon". May 5, 2015. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Habib, Marlene (November 18, 2014). "The average undergrad getting an online degree is older". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wildrose caucus meets for first time; names senior shadow cabinet | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Progressive Conservative, Wildrose discussion teams set to take first steps toward unity". Edmonton Journal. March 25, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Alberta Wildrose, PC members overwhelmingly vote to merge". Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Former Wildrose and PC caucus members endorse Jason Kenney, take shots at Brian Jean | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Nixon appointed opposition house leader - Mountain View Gazette". Mountain View Gazette. October 31, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Jason Nixon". United Conservative Party Caucus. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "Jason Nixon - Rimbey – Rocky Mountain House – Sundre". May 25, 2015. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  10. ^ Hall, Josh (April 7, 2019). "Jason Nixon denies 'troubled past' allegations by NDP". Red Deer News Now. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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  13. ^ Singleton, Dan (April 30, 2019). "Jason Nixon named minister of Environment and Parks". Mountain View Gazette. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Vaughn, Todd (January 8, 2019). "OPINION: MLAs Ron Orr and Jason Nixon comment on Bighorn Country consultations". Lacombe Express. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  16. ^ Clancy, Clare (April 30, 2019). "Nixons become first brothers to serve as Alberta MLAs at the same time". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  17. ^ Dawson, Tyler (April 30, 2019). "Four guys named Jason: What you need to know about the Jason Kenney cabinet". National Post. Retrieved May 2, 2019.