Tanya Fir (born 1975) 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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Calgary-Peigan Calgary-Peigan is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district will be one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It wi ...

in the

30th Alberta Legislature The 30th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on April 16, 2019. The United Conservative Party (UCP), led by Jason Kenney, won a majority of seats and formed the government. The New Democrats, led by outgoing Pr ...

. She is a member of the United Conservative Party. On April 30, 2019, she was appointed to be the Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Tourism in the Executive Council of Alberta, holding that role until August 25, 2020. In August 2018, Fir beat former Ontario MP Jeff Watson and past Wildrose candidate Jeevan Mangat to secure her party's nomination. Her nomination campaign manager was longtime provincial Conservative party organizer

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. In January 2021, Fir was found to be vacationing in Las Vegas despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and advisory against nonessential travel. She was demoted from her parliamentary duties as a result.

Electoral record

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1975 births United Conservative Party MLAs Living people Women MLAs in Alberta People from Cranbrook, British Columbia Politicians from Calgary Members of the Executive Council of Alberta Women government ministers of Canada 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub