Dan Backs
| Dan Backs | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office November 22, 2004 – March 3, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Vandermeer |
| Succeeded by | Peter Sandhu |
| Constituency | Edmonton-Manning |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 15, 1953 Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party |
Liberal (2004-2006) Independent (2006-2008) |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Edmonton |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Dan Backs (born December 15, 1953) is a politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected as a Liberal candidate in the 2004 provincial election, but was kicked out of the Liberal caucus by leader Kevin Taft, who cited concerns about Backs' ability to work as a member of a team. He sat as an independent thereafter and, after failing to secure the Progressive Conservative nomination for his riding, sought re-election in that capacity as well. He finished third in the riding in the 2008 election.
Backs was educated at St. Francis High School in Calgary, Alberta. He subsequently earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Alberta and a heavy equipment certification from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. He also studied Spanish at the Enforex Language Institute in Marbella, Spain and the Amerispan language school in Antigua Guatemala, negotiations and creative writing at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Extension, farm electricity and wiring at Fairview College, and newswriting at the George Meany Institute in Washington, D.C..
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