Rick Wilson (Canadian politician)
Rick Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Mental Health and Addiction | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2025 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Milliken |
| Minister of Indigenous Relations of Alberta | |
| In office April 30, 2019 – May 16, 2025 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Richard Feehan |
| Succeeded by | Rajan Sawhney |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 or 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence | Wetaskiwin, Alberta |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Richard Wilson is a Canadian politician elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[1][2] On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Indigenous Relations. He was re-elected in the 2023 provincial election held on May 29.[3] On May 16, 2025, he was shuffled to Minister of Mental Health and Addiction.[4]
Before being elected as an MLA, Wilson served as a councillor for the County of Wetaskiwin as well as on the Wetaskiwin Regional Public School Board[5][6] He also owned and operated multiple businesses relating to construction and ranching. Him and his wife, Rose, live on their ranch which has been in his family for over 100 years. They have four children and seven grand children.[7]
As minister of Indigenous Relations, Wilson sponsored 2 bills being Bill 57; Metis Settlements Amendment Act, as well as Bill 14; Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Act.[7] Bill 14 Wilson says is “generating sustainable revenue streams for First Nations and Métis communities by removing barriers to investment capital for major projects” resulting in more than $400 million in major resource projects.[8]
Wilson has also often spoken about the need for more resources put into rural healthcare, with the province putting in $19.5 million into the Wetaskin Hospital and Care Centre.[9]
Electoral history
[edit]2023 general election
[edit]| 2023 Alberta general election: Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Rick Wilson | 11,640 | 67.54 | +3.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 4,801 | 27.86 | +4.12 | ||||
| Independent | Marie Rittenhouse | 520 | 3.02 | – | ||||
| Green | Justin Fuss | 187 | 1.09 | -0.20 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Suzanne Jubb | 86 | 0.50 | – | ||||
| Total | 17,234 | 99.68 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 55 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,289 | 58.01 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 29,805 | |||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -0.35 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[10] | ||||||||
2019 general election
[edit]| 2019 Alberta general election: Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Rick Wilson | 12,796 | 64.12% | 7.28% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Hinkley | 4,737 | 23.74% | -17.77% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Sherry Greene | 1,382 | 6.93% | – | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | David White | 522 | 2.62% | – | ||||
| Alberta Advantage Party | Wesley Rea | 263 | 1.32% | – | ||||
| Green | Desmond G. Bull | 256 | 1.28% | – | ||||
| Total | 19,956 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 90 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 28,948 | 69.25% | – | |||||
| United Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "74 - Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Sarah O'Donnell. "Riding profile: Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "Meet your candidates: Rick Wilson-United Conservative Party (Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin)".
- ^ "Alberta Election 2023 – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Complete list of Alberta's new cabinet ministers". calgaryherald. Archived from the original on 2025-05-17. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Former local councillor clinches UCP nomination in Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin | CBC News".
- ^ "Meet your new Edmonton-area MLAs | Edmonton Journal".
- ^ a b "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ Pike, Helen (March 2, 2023). "Consultant Jason Kenney wants provinces to replicate Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corp". CBC. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Services, Alberta Health. "More than $19.5 million invested in Wetaskiwin healthcare". Alberta Health Services. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "74 - Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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