Jordan Walker (politician) explained

Jordan Walker
Birth Date:[1]
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Sherwood Park
Predecessor:Annie McKitrick
Term Start:April 16, 2019
Term End:May 29, 2023
Party:United Conservative Party
Successor:Kyle Kasawski

Jordan Walker is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Sherwood Park. He is a member of the United Conservative Party[2]

He was the 951st Member to be sworn into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Background

Prior to his election as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Mr. Walker served as an education assessor for the Government of Alberta. He speaks basic Japanese and formerly spent a year teaching English as a second language in Japan. He holds both a master’s degree a bachelors degree.

Mr. Walker and his wife Shizuko are residents of Sherwood Park.[3]

He is originally from Montague, Prince Edward Island and attended UPEI.[4]

Political Activity

Mr. Walker has served as a member of the Treasury Board, Alberta First Cabinet Policy Committee, and the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future. In addition to this service, Walker has been a member of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, the Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services, the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices as well as the Standing Committee on Public Accounts among others. Mr. Walker also previously served as Chair of the Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee.[5]

Mr. Walker has carried on his interest in Japan by speaking to the importance of Japanese-Albertan relations in the legislature.[6]

As a legislator and member of the treasury board[7] Walker has advocated for capital investment in Sherwood Park, particularly at the local hospital[8] and schools.[9]

Electoral history

2019 general election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anna Junker & Janet French. Meet your new Edmonton-area MLAs . Edmonton Journal . 2019-04-16 . 2019-04-25.
  2. Web site: Alberta election hot take: Who could make up Jason Kenney’s UCP cabinet?. Globalnews.ca . 2019-03-17 . 2019-04-17.
  3. Web site: Representatives: Jordan Walker . 2023-03-17 . www.youcount.ca.
  4. Web site: Former Montague resident wins seat in new Alberta government. 2023-04-05 . www.peicanada.com.
  5. Web site: Member Information . 2023-03-17 . www.assembly.ab.ca.
  6. Province of Alberta, Alberta Hansard, Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 7 March 2023, 502, 20230307_1330_01_han.pdf (assembly.ab.ca).
  7. Web site: Opinko . David . Lethbridge-East MLA named infrastructure minister & deputy premier . 2023-03-17 . Lethbridge News Now . en.
  8. Province of Alberta, Alberta Hansard, Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 5 December 2022, 85, 20221205_1330_01_han.pdf (assembly.ab.ca).
  9. Web site: Budget 2023 provides construction funding for Sherwood Heights replacement school . 2023-03-17 . sherwoodparknews . en-CA.