Richard Glenn Fraser (born February 13, 1972) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the

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representing the

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. Elected as a

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MLA in 2012, Fraser was sworn into the

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in 2013 as Minister of Public Safety. Fraser initially joined the rest of the PC caucus in its merger with the

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to form the

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in 2017. He left the caucus on September 21, 2017, to sit as an Independent due to his dissatisfaction with the party's leadership contest and the emphasis put by candidates on spending cuts and austerity. Fraser registered his candidacy for the

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of the

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on December 30, 2017. He officially announced his candidacy on January 9, 2018, and also joined the Alberta Party caucus.

Electoral history

2019 general election

References

Living people Members of the Executive Council of Alberta Paramedics Politicians from Calgary Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 1972 births 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta United Conservative Party MLAs Alberta Party MLAs {{Alberta-MLA-stub