The Honourable Marlin Schmidt MLA |
|
---|---|
![]() |
|
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Gold Bar | |
Assumed office May 5, 2015 |
|
Preceded by | David Dorward |
Minister of Advanced Education | |
Assumed office February 2, 2016 |
|
Premier | Rachel Notley |
Preceded by | Lori Sigurdson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Alberta, Canada |
October 16, 1978
Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
Occupation | Hydrogeologist |
Marlin Schmidt (born October 16, 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar. Schmidt currently serves as the Minister of Advanced Education.
Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Schmidt specialized in site remediation for over a decade. From 2008 to 2015 he worked for Alberta Environment as a soil and groundwater contamination specialist, and previous to this, he worked as a remediation specialist, beginning in 2002. He holds a master of science degree in applied environmental geosciences from Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany and a bachelor of science from Queen's University in Kingston.