Greg McLean (politician)

Greg McLean MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1]

Greg McLean

MP
McLean in Calgary in 2019
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Centre
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byKent Hehr
Personal details
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
Spouse(s)Ruth Pogue
ChildrenFour adult sons
ResidenceCalgary, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
ProfessionMember of Parliament

He defeated former cabinet minister Kent Hehr by 20,000 votes.[2]

Personal life

Before his election, McLean was a financial professional for 20 years, working with oil & gas and technology start-ups amongst other industries. He was a Chartered Investment Manager, registered as a Portfolio Manager with the Alberta Securities Commission [3] and served as a director of a public oil and gas company and director of a private oil and gas services technology company.[4] Early in his career, he spent six years advising two Cabinet Ministers in Ottawa, Hon. Harvie Andre and Hon. Jean Corbeil, providing insight into government and regulatory decision-making.[5]

McLean has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Alberta, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.[6]

He and his wife Ruth Pogue have four grown sons.

Political career

On September 8, 2020, new Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole named McLean the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor).[7] He was previously the Conservative Party's Deputy Shadow Critic for National Revenue under Leader Andrew Scheer between his election in October 2019 and his new appointment in September 2020.[8] McLean was also named to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources in September 2020. He was previously a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.[9] His questions and speeches in the House of Commons have focused primarily on issues related to natural resources, mainly oil and gas, and to issues of finance and government spending, deficit and debt. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he spoke about the efficacy of government programs and expenditures, and in particular, about the Canada Student Service Grant and its sole-source contract to the WE charity (since terminated).[10] He participated in a Calgary news conference with other MPs calling for the "Not Criminally Responsible" designation to be reviewed (an issue related to Calgary's "Brentwood Five" massacre); and has spoken out in support of democracy in Hong Kong.[11]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGreg McLean37,30656.6+11.44$111,276.33
LiberalKent Hehr17,77127.0-19.52$112,059.94
New DemocraticJessica Buresi6,5169.9+4.33$832.79
GreenThana Boonlert2,8534.3+2.1$7,973.82
People'sChevy Johnston9071.4-$13,514.03
Animal ProtectionEden Gould2470.4-$1,717.18
IndependentMichael Pewtress1380.2-0.19$1,189.15
Christian HeritageDawid Pawlowski1220.2-none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,864100.0
Total rejected ballots 385
Turnout 66,24969.4
Eligible voters 95,408
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.48
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14]

References
  1. "Conservative Greg McLean beats out longtime Liberal Kent Hehr in Calgary Centre". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. "Liberal MP Kent Hehr falls to Conservative Greg McLean in Calgary Centre - 660 NEWS". www.660citynews.com. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mclean-90b3737/?originalSubdomain=ca
  4. "About Greg". Greg McLean. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  5. https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mclean-90b3737/?originalSubdomain=ca
  6. https://www.gregmcleanmp.ca/about
  7. https://www.conservative.ca/team/shadow-cabinet/
  8. https://www.conservative.ca/team/shadow-cabinet/
  9. https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/greg-mclean(105623)#roles
  10. https://www.ourcommons.ca/publicationsearch/en/?per=105623&pubType=37
  11. https://www.gregmcleanmp.ca/news
  12. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  13. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  14. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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