Robert Maskell (May 27, 1940 – April 14, 2021) was a teacher and provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 2001 until 2004.

Early life

Maskell earned a Bachelor of Education degree at the

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. He became a teacher and then a principal at Jasper Place Composite High School and moved on to become the principal at the prestigious

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Political career

Maskell was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the

2001 Alberta general election The 2001 Alberta general election was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The incumbent Alberta Progressive Conservative Party, led by Ralph Klein, won a strong majority for its tenth consecutive term ...

. He defeated incumbent

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MLA

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to pick up

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for the Progressive Conservatives. He ran for a second term in office in the

2004 Alberta general election The 2004 Alberta general election was held on November 22, 2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The election was called on October 25, 2004. Premier Ralph Klein decided to go to the polls earlier than the legislated dea ...

but was defeated by less than a couple hundred votes by

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a candidate for the Liberals. Maskell tried to regain his seat in the

2012 Alberta general election The 2012 Alberta general election was held on April 23, 2012, to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta. A Senate nominee election was called for the same day. During the 2011 Progressive Conservative Association leadership e ...

, losing out to

Leader

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by 118 votes. He died in 2021.Robert Maskell obituary
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References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 1940 births 2021 deaths University of Alberta alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub