Peter Guthrie (politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Peter Guthrie
Birth Date:[1]
Office:Minister of Infrastructure
Term Start:June 9, 2023
Predecessor:Nathan Neudorf
Premier:Danielle Smith
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Airdrie-Cochrane
Term Start1:April 16, 2019
Predecessor1:Riding established
Party:United Conservative Party
Residence:Cochrane, Alberta

Peter Guthrie (born 1968/1969) is a Canadian politician elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Airdrie-Cochrane in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2] [3] [4] Peter Guthrie was born in Brockville, Ontario, while he lived out most of his life in Alberta. Guthrie has owned two businesses: Dumaresq Brothers Ranch in Consort, Alberta, and a Mr. Lube franchise in Calgary.

Political career

After being elected in the 2019 Alberta general election, Peter Guthrie served as a private member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta until October 24, 2022, when he was named Minister of Energy, by Premier Danielle Smith.[5] He was also named to the Treasury Board.[6]

As Minister of Energy, Guthrie issued a ministerial order that called on the Alberta Energy Regulator to require oil and gas companies to pay taxes owed to municipalities before approving licence transfers or new licences. Under the ministerial order, companies will have to confirm that their unpaid municipal taxes across the province do not exceed the maximum threshold allowed or that they have a repayment agreement in place whenever they apply for new licences or for licence transfers because they’re seeking to sell their assets.[7]

Personal life

Peter Guthrie lives in Cochrane, Alberta with his wife and two children.[8]

Electoral history

2019 general election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guthrie gets to work on constituency interests.
  2. Web site: Alberta election: Airdrie-Cochrane results - Calgary . Globalnews.ca . 2019-03-17 . 2019-04-17.
  3. Web site: CochraneNow.
  4. Web site: Peter Guthrie Wins Airdrie-Cochrane UCP Nomination.
  5. Web site: Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie named Minister of Energy . 2023-03-22 . CochraneToday.ca . en.
  6. Web site: Local MLA Peter Guthrie named Alberta Energy Minister . 2023-03-22 . DiscoverAirdrie.
  7. Web site: Alberta requiring oil and gas companies to pay municipal taxes before getting new licences Globalnews.ca . 2023-03-22 . Global News . en-US.
  8. Web site: Minister of Energy . 2023-03-22 . www.alberta.ca . en-CA.