Kerry Diotte

Kerry Diotte
Diotte in 2013
Member of Parliament
for Edmonton Griesbach
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byBlake Desjarlais
Edmonton City Councillor
In office
October 26, 2010 – October 29, 2013
Preceded byWard established
Succeeded byMike Nickel
ConstituencyWard 11
Personal details
Born
Kerry Thomas Diotte

(1956-02-26) February 26, 1956 (age 68)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma materCarleton University
OccupationJournalist

Kerry Thomas Diotte (born 1956) is a Canadian journalist and former politician who was the member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton Griesbach from 2015 to 2021 and sat on the Edmonton City Council from 2010 to 2013. A Conservative, Diotte was elected to the House of Commons twice–in the 2015 and 2019 elections–but would lose his seat to New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Blake Desjarlais in 2021. He ran for mayor of Edmonton in 2013, placing third. In June 2022 he joined Rebel News to become their Alberta Legislature reporter and political correspondent.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Trudeau's Supreme Court chief judge says you'd better not criticize him — he's 'warning' you".
  2. ^ "Kerry Diotte on Instagram: "I'm thrilled to join Ezra Levant at Rebel News as their Political correspondent and Alberta legislature bureau chief. Today more than ever people need solid, independent journalism to tell the other side of the story. @news.rebel @rebelnews_ca @ezra.levant #yegcc #ableg #cdnpoli #canpoli #journalism"".