{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Grant Hunter | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA|MLAAB|size=100%}} | image = Grant_Hunter.JPG | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|11|9}} | birth_place = | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Taber-Warner<br /><small>Cardston-Taber-Warner (2015&ndash;2019)</small> | predecessor = Gary Bikman | term_start = May 5, 2015 | term_end = | successor = | party = United Conservative | other_party = Wildrose (2015–17) | occupation = Businessman | alma_mater = Brigham Young University (BS) Northcentral University (master) }}

'''Grant Roy Hunter''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA|MLAAB}} (born November 9, 1967) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral districts of Cardston-Taber-Warner and Taber-Warner in the 29th and 30th Alberta Legislature, respectively.<ref name="Global2015">{{Cite web |title=Alberta Election 2015: Wildrose's Grant Hunter wins Cardston-Taber-Warner riding {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/1969110/alberta-election-2015-cardston-taber-warner-riding/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UCP Blue dominates its way through Alberta › The Taber Times |url=https://tabertimes.com/news/2019/04/16/ucp-blue-dominates-its-way-through-alberta/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |language=en-CA}}</ref>

== Before Politics == Hunter has owned and operated his own commercial/residential construction company for over two decades. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and political science and a Master of Business Administration degree.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ucpcaucus_mla |date=2019-10-02 |title=Grant Hunter |url=https://unitedconservativecaucus.ca/grant-hunter/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=United Conservative Caucus |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Political career ==

=== In opposition === Hunter was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election, initially with the Wildrose.<ref name="Global2015"/> Hunter served in the opposition as Shadow Minister for Transportation and Technology, Shadow Minister for Jobs, Skills, Training, Labour and Red Tape Reduction, along with being the critic for Labour.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Member Information |url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?mid=0889&leg=30 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.assembly.ab.ca}}</ref>

=== 2019 to Present === After the 2019 Alberta general election, Hunter was made Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction for the new United Conservative government, a position which he held from April 30, 2019, to July 7, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-15 |title=Cabinet shuffle transfers Hunter's role, as previous associate minister of Red Tape Reduction |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/07/15/cabinet-shuffle-transfers-hunters-role-as-previous-associate-minister-of-red-tape-reduction.html |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

In January 2021, with Hunter as Associate Minister, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business upgraded Alberta to an A from the previous B-minus grade for red tape. It was the first time in the 11-year history of the CFIB red tape report card that Alberta had earned an A-grade. CFIB estimates that between May 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, Alberta’s government cut red tape by more than six per cent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-28 |title=Alberta gets A for red tape reduction - Red Deer Advocate |url=https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/alberta-gets-a-for-red-tape-reduction/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.reddeeradvocate.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The CFIB also awarded Hunter with the 2020 Golden Scissors Award for cutting red tape.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CFIB awards a Golden Scissors to the Alberta Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction {{!}} CFIB |url=https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/cfib-awards-golden-scissors-alberta-associate-minister-red-tape-reduction |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.cfib-fcei.ca |language=en}}</ref> He became Minister of Environment and Protected Areas in January 2026.

== Personal life == He resides in Taber, Alberta with his wife, Angie, and has five children and seven grandchildren.<ref name=":0" /> Hunter is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-18 |title=Church Leaders Meet With Premier of Alberta |url=http://news-ca.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-leaders-meet-with-premier-of-alberta?imageView=2Alberta-Premier-Meeting.jpg |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=news-ca.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref>

==Electoral record== ===2023 general election=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2023/Taber-Warner}}

===2019 general election=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2019/Taber-Warner}}

===2015 general election=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2015/Cardston-Taber-Warner}}

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