George Groeneveld

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2009}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | image_size = | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = George Groeneveld | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA|size=100%}} | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|67|2008|3|4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=224cda35-ecac-417e-be51-5b40cfad679a |title=Calgary riding results : Rob Anderson - Aged 30 |publisher=Canada.com |accessdate=2015-06-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021183353/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=224cda35-ecac-417e-be51-5b40cfad679a |archivedate=2015-10-21 }}</ref> | birth_place = Blackie, Alberta | office = MLA for Highwood | term_start = November 22, 2004 | term_end = April 23, 2012 | predecessor = Don Tannas | successor = Danielle Smith | office1 = Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Alberta government | term_start1 = December 15, 2006 | term_end1 = January 15, 2010 | predecessor1 = Doug Horner | successor1 = Jack Hayden | party = Progressive Conservative | spouse = Judith | occupation = Politician }}

'''George Groeneveld''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA}} (born October 31, 1940) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Highwood as a Progressive Conservative.

==Early life== Groeneveld was born in Blackie, Alberta. He served as regional director of the Alberta Wheat Pool. In this role, he attended the Canadian International Grains Institute. Groeneveld was Agricore United's first vice-president.

==Political career== Groeneveld first sought public office in the 2004 provincial election in the constituency of Highwood. In that election, he received 64% of the vote. In 2006, following the leadership race for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, newly elected Premier Ed Stelmach appointed Groeneveld as Minister of Agriculture and Food. In the 2008 provincial election that followed, Groeneveld secured his position as MLA for Highwood with 65% of the vote. In March 2008, he was reappointed as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

==Personal life== Groeneveld is married to Judith. The couple has four children together, Sandra, Brett, Tyler, and Marla. He is an active member of his community and Gladys United Church.<ref name="leg bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=58|title=Groeneveld's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography|publisher=Assembly.ab.ca|accessdate=2015-06-06}}</ref>

==Election results== {{Alberta provincial election, 2004/Highwood}} {| class="wikitable" |- | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''2008 Alberta general election results ( Highwood )''' | colspan="2"|<span style="font-size: 90%;">'''Turnout 42.7%'''</span> |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''Affiliation''' | valign="top" |'''Candidate''' | valign="top" |'''Votes''' | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"|'''%'''

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row-name}} |George Groeneveld |align="right"|7,716 |align="right"|65% {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row-name}} |Stan Shedd |align="right"|1,647 |align="right"|14% {{CANelec|AB|Green|John Barrett|690|6%}} {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row-name}} |Carolyn Boulton |align="right"|392 |align="right"|3% {{CANelec|AB|Wildrose Alliance|Daniel W. Doherty|1,405|12%}} |}

==References==

{{DEFAULTSORT:Groeneveld, George}} Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Category:Members of the United Church of Canada Category:Living people Category:Members of the Executive Council of Alberta Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Category:1940 births