Kevin Taft
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Kevin Taft BA, MA, PhD, MLA |
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| Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta | |
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In office March 27, 2004 – December 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Nicol |
| Succeeded by | David Swann |
| Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party | |
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In office 2004–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Don Massey (interim) |
| Succeeded by | David Swann |
| MLA for Edmonton Riverview | |
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In office 2001–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Linda Sloan |
| Succeeded by | Steve Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 9, 1955 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Alberta Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanette Boman |
| Alma mater |
University of Alberta University of Warwick |
| Profession | Consultant |
Kevin Taft (born September 9, 1955) is a best-selling author, consultant, speaker, and former provincial politician in Alberta, Canada. He holds a Ph.D. in Business from the University of Warwick. He acquired extensive public policy experience between 1973 and 2000 in the Alberta Government, private sector, and non-profit sector, particularly in health, energy, and economic policy. From 1986 to 1991 he was CEO of the ExTerra Foundation, which mounted one of history's largest paleontological expeditions in China's Gobi Desert, Alberta's badlands, and the Canadian Arctic. He is the author of four books and many research studies and articles on political and economic issues in Alberta, and has been credited with reviving Alberta's stagnant political discourse in the mid-1990s. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta with the Alberta Liberal Party from 2001 to 2012, and leader of the Leader of the Opposition from 2004 to 2008. Taft continues his career as an author, speaker, and consultant. He currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Taft has a B.A. in Political Science and Master's Degree in Community Development from the University of Alberta. He received a Ph.D. (1998) in Business from the University of Warwick in England.
Taft has worked as a consultant and policy analyst in both the public and private sectors. His professional career began in 1973 at the age of eighteen when Peter Lougheed's Progressive Conservative cabinet appointed him a member of the Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee. His position on the committee involved investigating and monitoring Alberta's hospitals and nursing homes, and reporting through the committee to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Taft left the committee in 1982. He also worked as a planning consultant with the Alberta Hospital Association and on the Alberta government's Nursing Home Review Panel task force from 1981 to 1982. In 1983, he became Coordinator of Planning, Research, and Evaluation for the Edmonton Region of Alberta Social Services and Community Health, where he remained until 1986.
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