| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Grant Hunter | |
| Smallimage: | Grant_Hunter.JPG |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1967 |
| Residence: | Taber, Alberta |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Taber-Warner Cardston-Taber-Warner (2015 - 2019) |
| Predecessor: | Gary Bikman |
| Term Start: | May 5, 2015 |
| Party: | United Conservative |
| Otherparty: | Wildrose (2015–17) |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Alma Mater: | Brigham Young University (BS) Northcentral University (master) |
Grant Roy Hunter (born November 9, 1967) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral districts of Cardston-Taber-Warner and Taber-Warner in the 29th and 30th Alberta Legislature, respectively.[1] [2]
Hunter has owned and operated his own commercial/residential construction company for over two decades. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and political science and a Master of Business Administration degree.[3]
Hunter was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election, initially with the Wildrose.[1] Hunter served in the opposition as Shadow Minister for Transportation and Technology, Shadow Minister for Jobs, Skills, Training, Labour and Red Tape Reduction, along with being the critic for Labour.[4]
After the 2019 Alberta general election, Hunter was made Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction for the new United Conservative government, a position which he held from April 30, 2019, to July 7, 2021.[5]
In January 2021, with Hunter as Associate Minister, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business upgraded Alberta to an A from the previous B-minus grade for red tape. It was the first time in the 11-year history of the CFIB red tape report card that Alberta had earned an A-grade. CFIB estimates that between May 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, Alberta’s government cut red tape by more than six per cent.[6] The CFIB also awarded Hunter with the 2020 Golden Scissors Award for cutting red tape.[7]
He resides in Taber, Alberta with his wife, Angie, and has five children and seven grandchildren. Hunter is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[8]
