Whitney Issik is a Canadian politician who was elected in the

2019 Alberta general election The 2019 Alberta general election was held on April 16, 2019, to elect 87 members to the 30th Alberta Legislature. In its first general election contest, the Jason Kenney-led United Conservative Party (UCP) won 54.88% of the popular vote and 63 ...

to represent the

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Calgary-Glenmore Calgary-Glenmore, formally styled Calgary Glenmore from 1957 to 1971, is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The electoral r ...

in the

30th Alberta Legislature The 30th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on April 16, 2019. The United Conservative Party (UCP), led by Jason Kenney, won a majority of seats and formed the government. The New Democrats, led by outgoing Pr ...

. She also played Canadian football for the

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. Whitney ran for re-election in the 2023 provincial election but was defeated. Issik was on the Economy and Affordability Cabinet Policy Committee, Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund and the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. She held the roles of Government Whip, Associate Minister of Status of Women as well as Minister of Environment and Parks. Prior to being elected Issick played Canadian football for the

in the

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. She also holds a bachelor's degree from the

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and has owned and operated a small business. As Associate Minister of Status of Women, Isskin sponsored Bill 14, the Provincial Court (Sexual Assault Awareness Training) Amendment Act which required lawyers wishing to be appointed to provincial court judges to take sexual assault law training and social context before applying. She also announced $6 million in funding to help support women entrepreneurs.

Electoral history

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United Conservative Party MLAs Living people Politicians from Calgary Women MLAs in Alberta 21st-century Canadian women politicians 21st-century Canadian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Alberta-politician-stub