Glen Motz (born 1958) is a

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politician who was re-elected for his second term to the

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in the 2019 Canadian federal election on October 21, 2019. Motz was first elected in a by-election on October 24, 2016 after the death of former MP Jim Hillyer. He represents the electoral district of

Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner (formerly Medicine Hat) is a federal electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1908. Following the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, ...

as a member of the

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."Conservative Glen Motz thanks Trudeau after winning Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner byelection"

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, October 24, 2016.

Personal life

Prior to his election, Motz served for 35 years with the

Medicine Hat Police Service Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are within ...

and retired as Inspector in 2015. Motz attended Hillcrest Christian College circa 1976 in Medicine Hat, which has since merged with the Mountain View Bible College to form the

Rocky Mountain College, Calgary Rocky Mountain College is a multi-denominational Christian college in Calgary, Alberta. It was formed in 1992 when Mountain View Bible College ( Didsbury, Alberta) merged with Hillcrest Christian College (Medicine Hat, Alberta) and is sponsored ...

, an affiliate of the

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. He earned a Bachelor of Religious Education Degree from the

Medicine Hat College Medicine Hat College is a public, board governed, comprehensive college serving southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. The college is located in the city of Medicine Hat, Alberta, and was founded in 1965. Almost 2,500 studen ...

in 1980. In that same year, Motz was called to his policing career in

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Political career

In 2017, Glen Motz was promoted to Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. After the 2019 election, he was named the Associate Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Motz was re-elected again in 2021.

Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Motz, Glen Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta People from Medicine Hat Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians 1958 births