Mr. Hector Goudreau - MLA for Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley

Father God, we thank You for this new day you have given MLA Mr. Hector Goudreau.  May he receive Your wisdom and Your mighty hand guiding him as he attends to the affairs of the day.  We pray for Your blessing upon him and his family and ask that You  fill them with Your peace.  Grant him safe travels throughout the summer season.  Amen.

Hector Goudreau was elected to his fourth term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley on April 23, 2012.

Mr. Goudreau currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship and the Select Special Ethics Commissioner Search Committee.

He previously served as a member of the Standing Committee on Private Bills, the Standing Committee on Families and Communities and the Standing Committee for Privileges, Elections, Standing Orders and Printing.

Mr. Goudreau has served as chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee on Community Development, a member and as the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and as a member of the Select Special Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee the Standing Committee on Community Development, Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future, the Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services and the Legislative Review Committee.

Previously, Mr. Goudreau served as Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister of Employment and Immigration and Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture. He also served as Deputy Government House Leader.

Mr. Goudreau has served as a member of the Standing Policy Committee on Agriculture and Municipal Affairs, vice-chair of the Alberta Grain Commission, a member of the Historic Dunvegan Advisory Committee and a member of the Heritage Savings Trust Fund Committee. He has also served as a member of the standing committees on Private Bills and Public Accounts as well as the Standing Policy Committee on Learning and Employment.

Mr. Goudreau sat as a council member with the town of Falher and also spent some time as deputy mayor.

Born on October 11, 1950, Mr. Goudreau was raised on a dairy farm in Beaumont. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a bachelor of science degree, majoring in agriculture. He also completed a number of courses at the universities of Duluth, Minnesota and Montana.

With 27 years as a district agriculturist, he has worked as a crop specialist for the provincial government, was the assistant manager of Falher Alfalfa, an agronomist in Australia, farmed with his family and has his own farm. Mr. Goudreau was a recipient of the government of Alberta’s employee award for 25 years of service.

Mr. Goudreau is and has been involved with community and professional organizations, including:

• Alberta Institute of Agrologists, member
• Agricultural Society, member
• Agriculture-related organizations: seed cleaning plants, AADC and a canola product team
• Peace County Development Corporation, chair
• Falher and Area Economic Development Committee
• SCENO - Enterprise Centre
• Smoky Applied Research and Demonstration Association (SARDA)
• Northwest Corridor Development Corporation, member
• Smoky River Water Co-op, member
• Smoky River trade shows
• Knights of Columbus, member
• Canadian Parents for French
• School committees, church committees

He received the Knights of Columbus Knight of the Year award in 1987.

Mr. Goudreau lives in Falher with his wife, Angeline. They have three daughters: Micheline, Monique and Melanie. In his free time he enjoys travelling, fishing, curling, reading and farming.