Scott Fielding is a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Canada

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. He was first elected in 2006.

Education

Fielding received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

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Work and Community Involvement

He held several positions within the government of Manitoba. He was the fundraising chair for the Bourkevale Community Club as well as being appointed by Mayor Sam Katz to the board of the Winnipeg Convention Centre. In 2008, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Assiniboine Park Conservance, where he continues to serve. He worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative and is part owner of Tiber River Naturals in Winnipeg.

Political Career

In the 1995 provincial election, he ran against Liberal MLA Kevin Lamoureux

Kevin Lamoureux

Kevin Lamoureux, MP is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. On November 29, 2010, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the constituency of Winnipeg North in a by-election. He was re-elected during the 2011 election by 44 votes...

 as a member of the Progressive Conservative party

Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party refers to a group of Canadian political parties that are technically distinct, positioned on the centre-right of the political spectrum:-National:...

. He was defeated.

He was elected in October 2006 in the St James-Brooklands ward. He defeated long time incumbent Jae Eadie

Jae Eadie

Jae Eadie born in 1948 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is a former City Councillor for the St. James ward in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a councillor from 1980 until his defeat in 2006...

, scoring 48% of the vote in his ward in a four-way race.

He sits on the Property & Planning Committee of City Council and recently served as Chair for the City of Winnipeg's Economic Opportunity Commission. The Commission looked at ways to reduce wasteful spending and proposed ideas on how to eliminate the business tax.