Gary Dickson
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Robert Gary Dickson is a lawyer and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
and the first Saskatchewan
Information and Privacy Commissioner.
Gary was first elected as a member of the Alberta Liberal Party
in a 1992 by-election defeating Rod Love
, a well known political consultant. The by-election was called after the death of popular MLA Sheldon Chumir.
Gary was re-elected to a second and third term in the 1993 and 1997 general elections.
He retired from the legislature in 2001.
On November 1, 2003 he was appointed as the first Information and Privacy Commissioner in Saskatchewan
.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
and the first Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
Information and Privacy Commissioner.
Gary was first elected as a member of the Alberta Liberal Party
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
in a 1992 by-election defeating Rod Love
Rod Love
Rod Love is a Canadian political strategist. He has served as chief of staff to Ralph Klein during Klein's tenure as Mayor of Calgary and Premier of Alberta.-Political career:...
, a well known political consultant. The by-election was called after the death of popular MLA Sheldon Chumir.
Gary was re-elected to a second and third term in the 1993 and 1997 general elections.
He retired from the legislature in 2001.
On November 1, 2003 he was appointed as the first Information and Privacy Commissioner in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
.