Honourable Kyle Fawcett - MLA for Calgary-Klein

Heavenly Father, we thank You and pray for Honourable Kyle Fawcett.   May he use his gifting’s, knowledge and resources to bring about much improvement in our province of Alberta.  May he know and sense Your presence in guiding him as he goes about his busy schedule, and may he experience divine connections to get the jobs accomplished.  In Jesus Name, Amen. 

Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development

Kyle Fawcett was elected to his second term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Klein on April 23, 2012. On September 15, 2014, he was sworn in as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. He continues to serve as the vice-chair of the Treasury Board, and as a member of the Government’s committee on Agenda and Priorities.

Previous cabinet postings include serving as Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour, the Associate Minister – Recovery and Reconstruction of Southwest Alberta, the Associate Minister of Finance and as parliamentary assistant for Treasury Board and Enterprise. He has also served as a member of the following:

• Southern Alberta Recovery Ministerial Task Force
• Treasury Board
• Standing Committee on Public Accounts
• Standing Committee on Finance
• Standing Committee on the Economy
• Standing Committee on Health
• Standing Committee on Private Bills
• Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services
• Government Legislation Review Committee
• Youth Secretariat (chair)
• Alberta Delegate Council for the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER)
• Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy (chair)
• Cabinet Policy Committee on Health

Before serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Mr. Fawcett provided research consultant services in support of both private industry and non-profit projects.

In addition, Mr. Fawcett served as a trustee from 2004 to 2007 with the Calgary Board of Education. He served in a variety of capacities, including:

• chair of both the audit committee and the policy committee
• board liaison to the Calgary Board of Education/Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) Liaison Committee
• board representative to the ATA collective agreement interpretation committee

A graduate of the University of Calgary, Mr. Fawcett has a bachelor of arts degree in political science and economics.

Born and raised in Calgary, Mr. Fawcett has kept active in the community, coaching youth baseball and football and mentoring junior and senior high school youth in northeast Calgary as part of the Alberta Mentorship Foundation for Youth program and the Impact Society Heroes program.

In November 2012, Mr. Fawcett was named one of Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 in Avenue magazine for his leadership, contributions, and achievements in Calgary and our province.

Kyle and his wife Ashley live in the Calgary community of Mount Pleasant.