Chris Nielsen | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Decore | |
In office May 5, 2015 – May 29, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Janice Sarich |
Succeeded by | Sharif Haji |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1967 (age 57) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
Occupation | Shipper, 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]