Rod Fox Explained

Rod Fox
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Birth Place:Whitecourt, Alberta[1]
Residence:Lacombe
Office:MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka
Term Start:2012
Term End:2015
Predecessor:Ray Prins
Successor:Ron Orr
Party:Wildrose (2012-2014)
Alberta Progressive Conservative Party (2014-present)
Profession:Insurance
Website:rodfox.ca

Rodney M. "Rod" Fox (born c. 1981)[2] is a Canadian politician who is a former elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka.[3]

Fox's professional background is in insurance, finance, marketing, managing, and business relations. Before his election as an MLA, Fox was employed as the sales manager in the four western provinces for the largest Canadian owned insurance premium finance company, IFS Inc. Fox has served as a director on the Lacombe Economic Development Board, and ran as a candidate in the 2007 Lacombe municipal election. He is also a past policy director and past president of the federal Wetaskiwin Conservative Association, and a former director of communications for MP Blaine Calkins in 2009 and 2011.[4]

In the spring 2013 sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Fox pushed the government to amend the rules governing condominiums.[5] He also supported the federal government and Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission changing the rules for cell phone companies regarding cell phone contracts in favour of consumers.[6]

On December 17, 2014, he was one of nine Wildrose MLAs who crossed the floor to join the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party caucus.[7] Fox lost the PC nomination vote to Peter Dewit in Lacombe-Ponoka.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rod Fox: Lacombe-Ponoka . Wildrose.ca . July 6, 2015 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222701/http://edmonton-rutherford.wildrose.ca/rod_fox_lacombe_ponoka . dead .
  2. Web site: Fox secures Lacombe-Ponoka for Wildrose. Red Deer Advocate. 2013-06-07.
  3. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/live-results-alberta-election-2012/article2405211/ Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results
  4. Web site: About Rod Fox. 2013-06-07. dead. https://archive.today/20130620213036/http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/rodney-fox/30/40/655. 2013-06-20.
  5. Web site: Condo law changes help Albertans. Red Deer Advocate. 2013-06-05.
  6. Web site: CRTC can go even further on cellphone changes, minister says. Calgary Herald. 2013-06-07.
  7. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/9-wildrose-mlas-including-danielle-smith-cross-to-alberta-tories-1.2876412 "9 Wildrose MLAs, including Danielle Smith, cross to Alberta Tories"
  8. Web site: Alberta Election 2015: Wildrose floor-crossers punished in Alberta election CBC News.