Chris Nielsen (politician)

Chris Nielsen
Nielsen in May 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Decore
In office
May 5, 2015 – May 29, 2023
Preceded byJanice Sarich
Succeeded bySharif Haji
Personal details
BornApril 1967 (age 57)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
OccupationShipper, Warehouseman

Christian Nielsen (born 1967) is a Canadian politician who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the riding of Edmonton-Decore. He was elected in the 2015 Alberta election with 68% of the popular vote.[1] Within the Legislature, Nielsen was on a number of standing committees, such as the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. He was previously the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, a committee devoted to oversight of Alberta's "rainy day" fund, built from past natural resource revenue.[2]

  1. ^ "Riding results: Edmonton-Decore". Edmonton Journal. 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Elected Members - Mr. Chris Nielsen (ND)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 22 March 2016.