Ric McIver
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Ric McIver is municipal politician and businessman from Calgary
, Alberta
, Canada
. He is a former alderman for Ward 12 on the Calgary City Council
. McIver held his post from his election in October 2001 until his run for mayor in October 2010. On April 21, 2010, he announced his intentions to run for mayor in the October 2010 municipal election
.
He came in second in the mayoral election, garnering over 112,000 votes.
. In the 2007 election
, he again faced opposition at the ballot box but was re-elected with a 91% majority.
McIver contested the Mayor's race in October 2010, finishing second with over 112,000 votes. Today, he serves as the president of Jason Kenney's constituency association and remains politically active at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.
Calgary
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, Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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. He is a former alderman for Ward 12 on the Calgary City Council
Calgary City Council
The Calgary City Council is the legislative governing body that represents the citizens of Calgary. The Council consists of two offices; Office of the Mayor and Office of the Alderman. Naheed Nenshi was elected to the Office of the Mayor in October 2010 as the city's 36th chief executive...
. McIver held his post from his election in October 2001 until his run for mayor in October 2010. On April 21, 2010, he announced his intentions to run for mayor in the October 2010 municipal election
Calgary municipal election, 2010
The 2010 Calgary municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and 14 aldermen to the city council, the seven trustees to the Calgary School District , and four of the seven trustees to the Calgary Catholic School District . Three incumbent separate school trustees had no...
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He came in second in the mayoral election, garnering over 112,000 votes.
Political career
McIver began his first term as Ward 12 Alderman in October 2001. He was acclaimed to a second term in 2004Calgary municipal election, 2004
The city of Calgary, Alberta, held a municipal election on October 18, 2004. Only 18% of the population voted, making it the lowest voter turnout for a municipal election in Western Canada. -Mayor:-Source:...
. In the 2007 election
Calgary municipal election, 2007
The 2007 Calgary municipal election was held Monday, October 15, 2007. The citizens of Calgary elected one mayor, 12 of their 14 aldermen to the city council, five of the seven Calgary School District trustees , and three of the seven Calgary Catholic School District trustees...
, he again faced opposition at the ballot box but was re-elected with a 91% majority.
McIver contested the Mayor's race in October 2010, finishing second with over 112,000 votes. Today, he serves as the president of Jason Kenney's constituency association and remains politically active at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.
Committees and boards
During his time on city council, McIver served on the following civic boards and committees:- Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services, Chair
- Standing Policy Committee on Finance and Corporate Services
- Land and Asset Strategy Committee
- Family and Community Support Services, Chair
- Provincial Justice Policy Advisory Committee
- Audit Committee
- Emergency Management Committee, Chair
- Aldermanic Office Coordinating Committee
- Calgary Police Commission
- Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, Vice President