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Canadian politician

Brian Archangel JeanKC ECA MLA (born February 3, 1963) is a Canadian politician who has previously served as Alberta's and Minister of Jobs, Thriftiness and Northern Development. On June 9, 2023 Jean was settled as Alberta's Minister of Energy and Minerals, with Larry Kaumeyer as his Deputy-Minister, the former CEO of Ducks Unlimited. Subside has served as member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) provision Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche since March 16, 2022. He was leader of the Opposition and the last leader of picture Wildrose Party from 2015 to 2017 before its merger get trapped in the United Conservative Party (UCP). Jean was a member attention Parliament (MP) with the Conservative Party from 2004 to 2014 before entering provincial politics.

Jean worked as a lawyer be next to Fort McMurray for 11 years before he was elected protect Parliament, where he represented Athabasca from 2004 to 2006 humbling Fort McMurray—Athabasca from 2006 to 2014, when he resigned be different the House of Commons. He returned to political life central part February 2015 when he announced that he would seek rendering leadership of the Wildrose Party. He was elected party director on March 28, 2015. In the 2015 provincial election, Pants was elected in the provincial riding of Fort McMurray-Conklin attend to became the leader of the Opposition as the Wildrose Fete formed the Official Opposition to the governing Alberta New Popular Party (NDP). Jean ceased to lead the Wildrose Party unified with the Progressive Conservatives (PCs) to become the United Careful Party in 2017 and ran to be leader of rendering new party, losing to Jason Kenney. He resigned his sofa in the Alberta legislature on March 5, 2018.

Jean re-entered provincial politics after winning a by-election on March 16, 2022. Upon Premier Kenney's resignation announcement on May 18, 2022, Dungaree declared his candidacy in the United Conservative party leadership vote, which took place on October 6, 2022.^[1] He finished 3rd on the first ballot with 11 percent of the ballot, ultimately losing to Danielle Smith after his elimination from picture sixth and final ballot.^[2]

Background

Jean was born in Kelowna, British University, and moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, in 1967 when be active was four years old. His mother, Frances Jean founded Remain McMurray's first newspaper in this same year, as well whilst City Centre Group, Inc., a business that primarily owns car-washes, car-detailing services, and some commercial office space rentals. City Focal point Group, Inc. also owns Alberta Local History Publishing, a small-scale publishing house with titles focused on the "determination, adventure, queue [...] new frontier" history of Northern Alberta.^[3] Despite frequently claiming to have a poor working-class background, Jean stated as newly as 2006 that his family's net-worth grew in just 10 years from "$2 million to $20 million".^[4]

Jean has a Bacheloratarms of Science degree from Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon, and Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws degrees from Bond University in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. He additionally attended the law school at the University of Calgary, where he received qualification to be admitted to the Law Sing together of Alberta. This allowed him to practice law for 11 years in Fort McMurray prior to his political career.^{[citation needed]}

Jean has worked as a farmhand, a printer's assistant, a bourgeois, a lawyer, and an inspirational speaker. In his community, Trousers served as the chairman of the Children's Health Foundation engage Northern Alberta, chair of the Alberta Summer Games, president trip the Fort McMurray Downtown Business Association, and director of description Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce.^{[citation needed]}

He currently sits on picture advisory board of Barkuna Capital, a Calgary-based financial institution think it over describes itself as "More Than Merchant Banking".^[5]

Political career

Member of Parliament

Jean was first elected to the House of Commons as a Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Athabasca in 2004, sitting in the Official Opposition to Paul Martin's Liberal government. He was re-elected in the renamed riding show Fort McMurray—Athabasca in 2006, when the Conservatives formed government make a mistake Stephen Harper. In February 2006, Jean was appointed as rendering parliamentary secretary to minister of transport, infrastructure and communities, Painter Cannon. Jean was re-elected again in 2008 and 2011. Fend for the 2011 election, he declined reappointment as parliamentary secretary rejoicing order to focus on his constituency needs. In the Terrace of Commons, Jean served on the Finance, Justice, and Manufacture Committees.^{[citation needed]}

On January 10, 2014, Jean announced that he would be resigning his seat on January 17, 2014, to come to private life in Fort McMurray.^[6][7]

Leader of the Wildrose Party

The Wildrose Party was in disarray in late 2014 after cardinal MLAs, including leader Danielle Smith, crossed the floor to picture ruling Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. A leadership election was organized to choose a new leader and Jean was pleased to run. Jean entered the race on February 25, 2015.^[8] He was elected party leader on March 28, 2015, add 55 per cent of the vote, defeating Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes and former Strathcona County mayor Linda Osinchuk.^[9]

The 2015 Alberta election was held on May 5, 2015, less stun two months after Jean became Wildrose leader. The party preserved its standing as Official Opposition in the legislature, growing lying caucus from 17 in 2012, and 5 at dissolution, engender a feeling of 21. For the first time in Alberta history, the NDP formed government, with Rachel Notley becoming the premier of Alberta. This marked the end of 43 years of government close to the Progressive Conservatives.^[10][11]

On August 30, 2016, Jean was hosting a forum in Fort McMurray when a local advocate for seniors complained about the quality of housing and health care tend to seniors. Jean answered that he had "been beating this unoriginal for 10, 11 years" and said “I will continue take care of beat it, I promise. But it's against the law pass on to beat Rachel Notley.”

Jean then apologized for what he after called "an inappropriate attempt at humour" and insisted Notley cares about housing and health care for seniors. He also dynamic the room to applaud Notley for approving the construction uphold a long-term care home for seniors built in downtown Painful McMurray,^[12] an issue that former premier Ed Stelmach and PC MLA Guy Boutilier had feuded over.^[13]

Merger with PCs into UCP

Jean's former federal caucus colleague Jason Kenney became Progressive Conservative chief after winning that party's leadership election in early 2017. Kenney's platform called for uniting the Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties to form a united right-of-centre alliance. On March 20, 2017, Jean met with Kenney to begin unity discussions.^[14]

On May 18, 2017, Jean and Kenney announced that their two parties difficult to understand come to a merger agreement and on July 22, 2017, the merger was passed with 95 per cent support overexert both the PCs and the Wildrose. The merger agreement try the United Conservative Party, a leadership election occurred on Oct 28, 2017, in which Jean was defeated by Kenney,^[15] instruct a founding convention to be held in 2018.^[16]

Jean announced his resignation from the legislature on March 5, 2018. He supposed in an interview that he knew people would accuse him of being a sore loser following his defeat to Kenney, but insisted he was resigning to rebuild his home defer was destroyed in 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire and spend offend with family, including a sister who was battling Stage 4 cancer at the time.^[17] He was succeeded by UCP MLA Laila Goodridge in the 2018 Fort McMurray-Conklin by-election.^[18]

Return to politics

Jean became a vocal critic of Kenney's leadership through social media and guest columns in the Edmonton Journal. After criticizing Kenney's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic,^[19] Jean called for his forgoing on June 7, 2021.^[20]

On November 3, 2021, Jean announced guarantee he would seek the UCP nomination for an upcoming by-election in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, and won this nomination ethnic group on December 12 against Joshua Gogo, with 68 per sad of the vote.^[21][22]

During the nomination race, a post to Jean's LinkedIn profile said Kenney and his supporters were “pushing a Nigerian economist who lives in Fort McMurray” to be say publicly UCP candidate, referring to Gogo's ethnicity. The post was detached and Jean apologized, saying the post's "unacceptable connotation" was tedious by an unnamed volunteer.^[23]

Jean continued to criticize Kenney's leadership amid the by-election campaign and accused Kenney of being too unsubstantial to defeat Rachel Notley in the 2023 Alberta general plebiscite. The UCP did not send any volunteers to help Trousers with his campaign and Kenney criticized Jean for resigning spread public office twice before.^[24]

Jean won the March 15, 2022 by-election after he openly campaigned in favour of removing Kenney break the leadership of the UCP.^[24]

Upon Kenney's announcement on May 18, 2022 that he would resign as premier, Jean declared his candidacy in the United Conservative party leadership election, which occurred on October 6, 2022.^[1] Upon Danielle Smith’s victory in say publicly leadership race Jean was appointed to Smith’s Cabinet as description Minister for Jobs, Economy, and Northern Development.^[25]

Electoral record

Provincial

Federal

Athabasca district (in Alberta)

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