Edmonton-Gold Bar

Hugh MacDonald

Chair, Public Accounts Committee
Critic for Finance and Enterprise, Treasury Board, Justice and Attorney General, Solicitor General and Public Security
Member, Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund

Hugh MacDonald was first elected as a Member of the Alberta Legislature in the general election of 1997. He was elected to his second term for Edmonton-Gold Bar on March 12, 2001, his third on November 22, 2004, and, most recently, to his fourth term on March 3, 2008. In addition, Mr. MacDonald is the critic for Advanced Education and Technology, Employment and Immigration and Infrastructure. Mr. MacDonald is currently serving as chair of the Public Accounts Committee and as a member of the following committees:

• Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
• Legislative Offices Committee
• Private Bills Committee
• Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services
• Select Special Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee

He has served as chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and as a member of the Select Special Ethics Commissioner Search Committee and the Personal Information Protection Act Review Committee. Mr. MacDonald has also served as the Official Opposition critic for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Energy, the Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Human Resources and Employment and Government Services.

Additionally, he has served as a member of the standing committees on Law and Regulations and Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing. Mr. MacDonald has assumed Official Opposition critic positions including:

Critic responsible for Employment and Immigration
Critic responsible for Infrastructure

Born August 5, 1955, in Souris, Prince Edward Island, he spent 20 years working in Alberta’s petroleum industry as a boilermaker and small business owner prior to becoming an MLA.

Mr. MacDonald lives in the Strathearn area of Edmonton-Gold Bar with his spouse Jan and their three school-aged children.

Contact Information

Constituency Office

102, 7024 101 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T6A 0H7

Phone: (780) 414-1015
Fax: (780) 414-1017

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Legislature Office

#201 Legislature Annex
9718 - 107 Street
Edmonton, AB
T5K 1E4

Phone: (780) 427-2292
Fax: (780) 427-3697