Bob Maskell

Robert "Bob" Maskell is a former teacher and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 until 2004.

Early life

Maskell earned a Bachelor of Education degree at the University of Alberta. He became a teacher and then a principal at Jasper Place Composite High School and moved on to become the principal at the prestigious Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts.[1]

Political career

Maskell was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 2001 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Karen Leibovici to pick up Edmonton-Meadowlark for the Progressive Conservatives.[2] He ran for a second term in office in the 2004 Alberta general election but was defeated by less than a couple hundred votes by Maurice Tougas a candidate for the Liberals.[3]

Maskell tried to regain his seat in the 2012 Alberta general election, losing out to Liberal Leader Raj Sherman by 118 votes.

References

  1. "Bob Maskell biography". Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  2. "Edmonton-Meadowlark Official Results 2001". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  3. "Alberta general election 2004 Statement of Official Results Edmonton Meadowlark" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Karen Leibovici
MLA Edmonton Meadowlark
2001–2004
Succeeded by
Maurice Tougas
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