Dan Williams is a Canadian politician who was elected in the

2019 Alberta general election The 2019 Alberta general election was held on April 16, 2019, to elect 87 members to the 30th Alberta Legislature. In its first general election contest, the Jason Kenney-led United Conservative Party (UCP) won 54.88% of the popular vote and 63 ...

to represent the

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in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He is currently running for re-election in the next provincial election on May 29, 2023. Dan Williams currently serves as Deputy Government Whip as well as Chair of the Standing Committee on Private Bills. He also is currently the Deputy Chair of the Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services and is a member of the Building Communities Cabinet Policy Committee. He has previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Culture and for la Francophonie, Deputy Chair of the Select Special Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner Search Committee as well as member of Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing. Dan Williams has sponsored 4 Bills as MLA. These being Bill 207; Conscience Rights (Health Care Providers) Protection Act, Bill 217; Polish-Canadian Heritage Day Act, Bill Pr1; The Sisters of the Precious Blood of Edmonton Repeal Act, and Bill 202; Alberta Personal Income Tac (Charitable and Other Gifts) Amendment Act. He currently resides in

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with his wife, Maureen, where he worked at Knelsen Sand & Gravel. Williams has stated his support for immediately repealing the provincial

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and reducing regulations to create the fastest regulatory approval process in

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. He also supports a one-third reduction in the corporate tax to promote economic growth. In January 2019, he appeared at a pro-resource rally where he stated, “We are not at all ashamed to defend (the oil and gas) industry, to defend the way we make a living and have for generations in this province.” He is also in favour of reducing the rural crime rate through additional funding to the criminal justice system and strategic reforms to avoid suspected criminals escaping the justice system without a trial. Williams supports

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and is opposed to

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. On March 15, to show his support for the

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, Dan Williams drank a beer while the Alberta Legislature was in session as he was giving his remarks. As Speaker Cooper described, the action was in violation of government procedures.

Electoral history

References

United Conservative Party MLAs Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Mackenzie County {{Alberta-politician-stub