Glen Motz Explained

Glen Motz
Birth Date:Hanna, Alberta, Canada
Party:Conservative
Residence:Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Parliament1:Canadian
Riding1:Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
Term Start1:October 24, 2016
Predecessor1:Jim Hillyer
Alma Mater:Hillcrest Christian College

Glen Motz (born 1958) is a Canadian politician who was re-elected for his second term to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election on October 21, 2019.[1] Motz was first elected in a by-election on October 24, 2016[2] after the death of MP Jim Hillyer.[3] He represents the electoral district of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.[4]

Personal life

Prior to his election, Motz served for 35 years with the Medicine Hat Police Service and retired as Inspector in 2015.[5]

Motz attended Hillcrest Christian College circa 1976 in Medicine Hat, which has since merged with the Mountain View Bible College to form the Rocky Mountain College, Calgary, an affiliate of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada.[6] He earned a Bachelor of Religious Education Degree from the Medicine Hat College in 1980. In that same year, Motz was called to his policing career in Medicine Hat.

Political career

In 2017, Glen Motz was promoted to Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. After the 2019 election, he was named the Associate Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.[7] Motz was re-elected again in 2021.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Motz wins Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner seat. 2019-10-22. The Lethbridge Herald - News and Sports from around Lethbridge. 2019-11-19.
  2. May 2016. Letter. Emergency Medicine News. 38. 5. 20. 10.1097/01.eem.0000483189.93790.38. 1054-0725. free.
  3. Web site: Jim Hillyer's family says '13 years were a bonus' after cancer scare. Global News. 2019-11-19.
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/medicine-hat-byelection-1.3819924 "Conservative Glen Motz thanks Trudeau after winning Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner byelection"
  5. http://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2016/10/24/tory-glen-motz-rolls-to-byelection-win/ "Conservative Glen Motz rolls to byelection win"
  6. Web site: History - Pathways - Powered by Rocky Mountain College. www.rockymountaincollege.ca.
  7. Web site: Andrew Scheer Announces Conservative Shadow Cabinet. November 29, 2019. Canada's Official Opposition. January 9, 2020. December 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213173722/https://www.conservative.ca/andrew-scheer-announces-conservative-shadow-cabinet/. dead.