Drew Barnes

Drew Barnes
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Cypress-Medicine Hat
In office
April 23, 2012 – May 29, 2023
Preceded byLen Mitzel
Succeeded byJustin Wright
Personal details
Born (1961-05-21) May 21, 1961 (age 63)
Moosomin, Saskatchewan
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
SpouseFrances
Children3
ResidenceMedicine Hat
EducationUniversity of Alberta, Bachelor of Commerce
OccupationMLA, Rancher, Realtor
Websitehttps://drewbarneslive.wordpress.com/

Drew Barnes (born May 21, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2012, 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Cypress-Medicine Hat in the 28th, 29th and 30th Alberta Legislatures, respectively. Formerly a member of the Wildrose Party and its successor United Conservative Party, Barnes sat as an independent MLA from 2021 to 2023.[1] He was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan.[2][3]

In the past he has been the Critic of Infrastructure and Transportation, Critic of Finance and Treasury Board, Critic of Environment and Sustainable Development, Caucus Whip, Critic of Innovation and Advanced Education, Health Critic and Energy Critic for the Wildrose Official Opposition and the UCP Official Opposition.[4] He has served on the Standing Committees of the Alberta Heritage Trust Fund, Public Accounts, Resource Stewardship, Families and Communities, Alberta Economic Future, and Private Bills.[5] He authored two reports, ("How to Build Alberta Better" and "On Time, On Budget", and co-authored "Twin Highway 63 Now" and "Debt Free Capital Plan".[6]

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  2. ^ "Wildrose candidate Drew Barnes hosts open house". Bow Island Commentator. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  3. ^ About Drew Barnes
  4. ^ "Member Information".
  5. ^ "Member Information".
  6. ^ "Wildrose MLAs". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-06-07.