Doug Griffiths

Doug Griffiths
Griffiths in 2011
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 2002–2004
Preceded by	Robert Fischer
Succeeded by	District Abolished
Constituency	Wainwright
In office 2004 – present
Preceded by	New District
Constituency	Battle River-Wainwright
Personal details
Born	October 26, 1972 (1972-10-26) (age 39) Coronation, Alberta
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Sue
Children	Austin and Brady
Residence	Ardrossan, Alberta
Alma mater	University of Alberta
Occupation	Teacher
Website	http://www.betteralberta.ca

Douglas "Doug" Griffiths (born October 26, 1972)^[1] is a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Battle River-Wainwright as a Progressive Conservative. He was a candidate for the leadership of the PC Party in the 2011 leadership election.

Early life

Griffiths attended the University of Alberta, where he earned an honours degree in philosophy and an education degree. After university, he taught for three years at Byemoor School, in the County of Stettler. He was nominated for a teaching award each year, including two nominations for the PanCanadian Students' Choice Award.

Political career

Griffiths received 79 per cent of the vote in Battle River-Wainwright during the 2008 provincial election, sending him to the Legislature for his third term.^[2] In addition to his duties as an MLA, he has served as Parliamentary Assistant for the Department of Finance and Enterprise and is currently a member of the Public Accounts Committee and Health Committee.

Griffiths was first elected in a by-election for the Wainwright constituency on April 8, 2002, after former incumbent Robert Fischer resigned amidst a conflict-of-interest investigation by the Ethics Commissioner.^[3] Then 29, Griffiths was the youngest MLA in office at the time.

The Wainwright boundaries changed for the 2004 provincial election, creating the current Battle River-Wainwright constituency, which Griffiths won with support from 65 per cent of the voters.^[4]

During his tenure as MLA, Griffiths was the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and has been involved in numerous committees and has chaired the Standing Committee on Energy and Sustainable Development, Rural Development Strategies Task Force, MLA Steering Committee for Rural Development, and was vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

On October 12, 2011. Griffiths was appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs by Premier Alison Redford.

Personal life

Griffiths lives in Ardrossan with his wife, Sue, and their two boys, Austin and Brady.^[5]

Election results

2008 Alberta general election results ( Battle River-Wainwright )			Turnout 49.1%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Griffiths	7,974	79
	Liberal	Horst Schreiber	1,258	12
	Green	William Munsey	482	5
	NDP	Doris Bannister	431	4
2004 Alberta general election results ( Battle River-Wainwright )			Turnout 48.5
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Griffiths	6,406	65.0
	Liberal	Gordon Rogers	1,069	10.8
	Alberta Alliance	Orest Werezak	1,442	14.6
	NDP	Len Legault	616	6.3
	Social Credit	Robin Skitteral	320	3.2
2002 Alberta by-election results ( Wainwright )			Turnout 33.6
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Griffiths	2,924	44.6
	Liberal	Horst Schreiber	1,114	17.0
	NDP	Lilas Lysne	227	3.5
	Alberta First	Jerry D. Barber	1,695	25.9
	Green	Colleen Biggs	73	1.1
	Social Credit	Robin Skitteral	519	7.9

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Battle River-Wainwright Unofficial Results". Elections Alberta. March 3, 2008. http://results.elections.ab.ca/47.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-15. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Wainwright By-election April 2002". Elections Alberta. http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#april2002. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 
4. ^ "Battle River-Wainwright General Election Statement of Official Results". Elections Alberta. November 22, 2004. http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Statements/47.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 
5. ^ "Griffith's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography". http://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=47. 

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Name	Griffiths, Doug
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Date of birth	October 26, 1972
Place of birth	Coronation, Alberta
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