Honourable Dave Quest - MLA for Strathcona-Sherwood Park

Father, bless Honourable Dave Quest and his family as he serves in the ministry for seniors. Enable him to see the needs and hearts of the seniors of this province, to have wisdom for solutions in the issues seniors are facing now and in the future. Thank you for his dedication to serve as a member of the Legislative Assembly, as well as his constituency/community. In the name of Christ Jesus.

Associate Minister – Seniors

Dave Quest was elected to his second term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Strathcona-Sherwood Park on April 23, 2012. On December 13, 2013, he was sworn-in as Associate Minister – Seniors.

In addition to his regular duties as an MLA, Mr. Quest previously served as a member of the following councils and committees:

• Standing Committee on Families and Communities (Chair)
• Legislative Review Committee
• Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Deputy Chair)
• Special Standing Committee on Members´ Services
• Ports-to-Plains Alliance (PTP) Board of Directors (Alberta Government Representative)
• Council of State Governments-WEST (CSG-WEST)
• Northlands Board of Directors
• Cabinet Policy Committee on Finance (Chair)
• Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (Chair)
• Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future
• Standing Committee on Legislative Offices
• Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing
• Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee
• Seniors Advisory Council (Chair)
• Cabinet Policy Committee for Health
• Standing Committee on Private Bills
• Standing Committee on Health
• Select Special Auditor General Search Committee
• Select Special Ombudsman Search Committee

Additionally, he carried Bill 12, Body Armour Control Act, 2010; Bill 46, the Gunshot and Stab Wound Mandatory Disclosure Act, 2009; and Bill 60, the Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009; and most recently Bill 201, Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers Identification Act, through the legislative process.

Prior to serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Mr. Quest was the President of a rural General Motors dealership and a shareholder of an urban one.

Mr. Quest obtained a business diploma from NAIT in 1985 and served with the Better Business Bureau of Northern Alberta for 10 years, fulfilling various roles, including director, chair and director of the Canadian council. As well, he has been awarded a General Motors Dealer Award of Excellence.