Brent Rathgeber
| Brent Rathgeber | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton—St. Albert |
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In office October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John G. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Michael Cooper |
| Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly for Edmonton Calder |
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In office March 12, 2001 – November 22, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Lance White |
| Succeeded by | David Eggen |
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| Born |
July 24, 1964 Melville, Saskatchewan |
| Political party |
Progressive Conservative (2001-2004) Conservative (2008-2013) Independent (2013-present) |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Profession | Lawyer, author |
Brent M. Rathgeber (born July 24, 1964) is a lawyer, author and politician from Alberta, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 to 2004 and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2008 federal election as a Conservative. He resigned from the Conservative caucus in 2013 and sat as an Independent. He ran as an Independent candidate in the riding of St. Albert—Edmonton in the 2015 federal election, but was defeated by Conservative candidate Michael Cooper.
In 2016, Brent returned to the business world as a political consultant. Brent joined Cody Law Office in St. Albert, providing a full range of legal services, advocacy and consulting. Brent also writes a weekly political column for ipolitics.
Rathgeber was born in Melville, Saskatchewan. After graduating from Melville Comprehensive School in 1982, Brent obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Saskatchewan.
Rathgeber won election to the provincial electoral district of Edmonton Calder in the 2001 Alberta general election after defeating Liberal incumbent Lance White.
In the 2004 Alberta general election, after only serving one term in office, he was defeated by David Eggen of the New Democratic Party.
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