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Hugh MacDonald
	Hugh MacDonald
	;
	MLA for Edmonton-Gold Bar
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1997
Preceded by	Bettie Hewes
Born	August 5, 1955; Souris, Prince Edward Island
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Edmonton, Alberta
Occupation	business owner

Hugh MacDonald is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the Liberal Party.

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

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 Jan and their three children, where he is active with the Strathearn Community League and with amateur sport.

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Profile at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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