Summary
Rebecca Schulz ECA MLA (/ʃʊlts/ SHUULTS; born July 30, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Shaw in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2]
Rebecca Schulz | |
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| Minister of Environment and Protected Areas | |
| Assumed office June 9, 2023 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Sonya Savage |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs | |
| In office October 24, 2022 – June 9, 2023 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Ric McIver |
| Succeeded by | Ric McIver |
| Minister of Children's Services | |
| In office April 30, 2019 – June 11, 2022 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Danielle Larivee |
| Succeeded by | Matt Jones |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Shaw | |
| Assumed office April 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Sucha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1984[1] |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Cole Schulz |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
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She is a member of the United Conservative Party. She was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Children's Services on April 30, 2019, by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.
Schulz was a candidate for leader of the United Conservative Party in 2022 following the resignation of Premier Jason Kenney as leader.[3] Schulz placed fourth.
After the leadership race election, Premier Danielle Smith appointed Rebecca Schulz as the Minister of Municipal Affairs, she was sworn in on October 24, 2022.
Background edit
Schulz holds a Master's degree in Communication from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English from the University of Saskatchewan. Before serving as an MLA, she worked as an event coordinator at the University of Ottawa - L'Hereux Dubé Social Justice Fund for seven months, a senior communications officer at SaskEnergy, and a media relations officer at the Government of Saskatchewan from 2009 to 2012. She also served as a manager of media relations at Saskatchewan Government Insurance from 2012 to 2013, and as Director of Communications at the Ministry of Education in the Government of Saskatchewan. Prior to becoming an MLA, she worked as Director of Alumni Marketing and Communications at the University of Calgary.[4]
Rebecca Schulz grew in a small town in Saskatchewan. She and her husband, Cole moved to Alberta, and they have two young children, William and Lauren.[5]
Political career edit
Minister of Children's Services (2019–2022) edit
Schulz was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Children's Services on April 30, 2019, by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.
As the Minister of Children's Services, she sponsored Bill 39, the Child Care Licensing (Early Learning and Child Care) Amendment Act, 2020. The bill passed on December 1, 2020. This Act is to be interpreted and applied in a manner that supports and preserves the safety, security, well-being, and development of the child in addition to flexible childcare choice and accessibility for families. Lastly, it seeks to engage parents, guardians, and community members in the provision of childcare supports the child's optimal development.[6]
Changes under Bill 39 increased transparency and gave parents access to the information they need to help them choose the best child care option for their family. Changes also reduced red tape for providers and gave them more flexibility so they have more time to spend with children. Amendments incorporated feedback received from parents and caregivers, early childhood educators, child care operators, stakeholders and licensing staff during the first child care consultation in Alberta in more than a decade.[7]
2022 Leadership Bid edit
On June 14, 2022, Schulz resigned as the Minister of Children's Services and announced her candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election following the resignation of Premier Jason Kenney as leader.[8] Her leadership campaign was supported by co-chairs Rona Ambrose, Calgary MP Stephanie Kusie, MLA Jeremy Nixon, MLA Ric McIver, MLA Jason Copping. Schulz placed fourth in the leader race and eliminated with 8.4% vote in round 4.
Minister of Municipal Affairs (2022–2023) edit
After the leadership race election, Premier Danielle Smith appointed Rebecca Schulz as the Minister of Municipal Affairs, she was sworn in on October 24, 2022.[9]
Electoral record edit
| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Shaw | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Rebecca Schulz | 13,970 | 56.34 | -8.98 | ||||
| New Democratic | David Cloutier | 10,591 | 42.71 | +17.09 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Pietro Cervo | 236 | 0.95 | – | ||||
| Total | 24,797 | 99.19 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 203 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,000 | 63.16 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 39,581 | |||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -13.03 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[10] | ||||||||
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Shaw | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Rebecca Schulz | 14,261 | 65.32% | 4.21% | ||||
| New Democratic | Graham Sucha | 5,594 | 25.62% | -5.65% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Bronson Ha | 1,331 | 6.10% | 2.30% | ||||
| Liberal | Vesna Samardzija | 290 | 1.33% | -2.50% | ||||
| Green | John Daly | 212 | 0.97% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Jarek Bucholc | 146 | 0.67% | – | ||||
| Total | 21,834 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 134 | 49 | 3 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 32,198 | 68.24% | 10.77% | |||||
| United Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | % | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "23 - Calgary-Shaw, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2022 United Conservative Party Leadership Election | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | ||||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Danielle Smith | 34,949 | 41.3 | 34,981 | 41.4 | 35,095 | 41.7 | 38,496 | 46.2 | 39,270 | 47.7 | 42,423 | 53.77 |
| Travis Toews | 24,831 | 29.4 | 25,054 | 29.7 | 25,593 | 30.4 | 26,592 | 31.9 | 30,794 | 37.4 | 36,480 | 46.23 |
| Brian Jean | 9,301 | 11.1 | 9,504 | 11.3 | 10,157 | 12.1 | 11,251 | 13.5 | 12,203 | 14.8 | Eliminated | |
| Rebecca Schulz | 5,835 | 6.9 | 6,180 | 7.3 | 6,784 | 8.0 | 6,972 | 8.4 | Eliminated | |||
| Todd Loewen | 6,496 | 7.7 | 6,512 | 7.7 | 6,596 | 7.8 | Eliminated | |||||
| Rajan Sawhney | 1,787 | 2.1 | 2,246 | 2.7 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Leela Aheer | 1,394 | 1.6 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Total | 84,593 | 100.00 | 84,405 | 100.00 | 84,225 | 100.00 | 83,3177 | 100.00 | 82,267 | 100.00 | 78,903 | 100.00 |
References edit
- ^ Schulz, Rebecca [@rebeccakschulz] (July 30, 2022). "Today is our mom's 38th birthday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "On the road with Jason Kenney and Laureen Harper as the Alberta election enters its final leg". National Post. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "Calgary MLA Rebecca Schulz launches UCP leadership bid". CBC. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ "YouCount.ca". www.youcount.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ Bill 39, Child Care Licensing (Early Learning and Childcare) Amendment Act. 2020, 2nd Sess, 30th Leg, Alberta, 2020 (assented to 9 December 2020), Improving child care | Alberta.ca.
- ^ "Improving child care". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ French, J. (14 June 2022). "Calgary MLA Rebecca Schulz launches UCP leadership bid". CBC News. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Minister of Municipal Affairs". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ "23 - Calgary-Shaw". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.