Heather Forsyth

The Honourable
Heather Forsyth
ECA
Forsyth in 2012
Leader of the Opposition of Alberta
In office
December 22, 2014 – May 5, 2015
Preceded byDanielle Smith
Succeeded byBrian Jean
Leader of the Wildrose Party
In office
December 22, 2014 – March 28, 2015
Preceded byDanielle Smith
Succeeded byBrian Jean
Minister of Children's Services
In office
November 25, 2004 – December 15, 2006
PremierRalph Klein
Preceded byIris Evans
Succeeded byJanis Tarchuk
Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security
In office
March 16, 2001 – November 25, 2004
PremierRalph Klein
Preceded bySteve West (1992)
Succeeded byHarvey Cenaiko
Member of the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
for Calgary-Fish Creek
In office
June 15, 1993 – May 5, 2015
Preceded byWilliam Edward Payne
Succeeded byRichard Gotfried
Personal details
Born
Heather Mae Forsyth[1]

(1950-08-01) August 1, 1950 (age 74)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations		Wildrose (2010–2015)
Progressive Conservative (1993–2010)
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationPolitician

Heather Mae Forsyth ECA (born August 1, 1950) is a former Canadian politician. She was named interim leader of the Wildrose Party on December 22, 2014, following the defection of the previous leader, Danielle Smith, and eight other MLAs.[2] Forsyth is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Fish Creek as a Wildrose Alliance representative.[3] She was a Progressive Conservative until she crossed the floor on January 4, 2010.[4] In the 2012 Alberta general election, Forsyth was reelected along with 16 other Wildrose MLAs to form the Official Opposition.[5] Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith then appointed Forsyth as Health Critic.[3] Forsyth retired from Alberta politics in 2015 after her stint as interim leader of the Wildrose Party.[6]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2014-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Heather Forsyth named Alberta Wildrose interim leader". Maclean's. The Canadian Press. December 22, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Member Profiles". Legislative Assembly Of Alberta. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Wildrose Party announces Heather Forsyth as new interim leader". The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Gale Group. December 22, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  6. ^ Bellefontaine, Michelle (May 5, 2018). "Barriers to women in politics 'socialist crap,' Heather Forsyth tells UCP meeting". CBC News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.