Ric McIver
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Ric McIver MLA |
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| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Interim |
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Assumed office May 11, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Prentice |
| Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour for the Government of Alberta | |
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In office September 15, 2014 – May 24, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Lori Sigurdson |
| Minister of Infrastructure for the Government of Alberta | |
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In office December 6, 2013 – September 15, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne Drysdale |
| Succeeded by | Manmeet Bhullar |
| Minister of Transportation for the Government of Alberta | |
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In office May 8, 2012 – December 6, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ray Danyluk |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Drysdale |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Hays | |
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Assumed office April 23, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Art Johnston |
| City of Calgary Alderman Ward 12 | |
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In office 2001–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sue Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Shane Keating |
| Personal details | |
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Richard William McIver August 28, 1958 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Christine McIver |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Richard William "Ric" McIver (born August 28, 1958) is a politician and businessman from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who has served on Calgary City Council (2001–10) and has been an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since 2012. He served in several cabinet positions under Premiers Alison Redford, Dave Hancock and Jim Prentice. Following the party's defeat in the 2015 provincial election McIver was chosen interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta.
McIver began his first term as Ward 12 Alderman in October 2001. He was acclaimed to a second term in 2004. In the 2007 election, he again faced opposition at the ballot box but was re-elected with a 91% majority.
McIver held his post on Calgary City Council from his election in October 2001 until his run for mayor in October 2010. On April 21, 2010, he announced his intentions to run for mayor in the October 2010 municipal election.
He came in second in the mayoral election, garnering over 112,000 votes.
During his time on city council, McIver served on the following civic boards and committees:
In December 2011, McIver ran at the provincial level challenging MLA Art Johnston for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta nomination in the Calgary-Hays constituency. McIver defeated the incumbent by a margin of 285 votes, taking the election 406–121. On April 23, 2012, in the provincial election, McIver was elected into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, receiving 8,614 votes out of 15,642 (55.07%) to become just the second representative for the Calgary-Hays district since its creation.
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