Scott Fielding

{{Short description|Canadian politician (born c. 1971)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Scott Fielding | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | caption = | office = Minister of Natural Resources and Northern Development | term_start = January 18, 2022 | term_end = June 6, 2022 | premier = Heather Stefanson | predecessor = Portfolio Created | successor = Alan Lagimodiere | office1 = Manitoba Minister of Finance | term_start1 = August 1, 2018 | term_end1 = January 18, 2022 | premier1 = Brian Pallister<br>Kelvin Goertzen<br>Heather Stefanson | predecessor1 = Cameron Friesen | successor1 = Cameron Friesen | office2 = Minister Responsible for the Civil Service Commission | term_start2 = August 1, 2018 | term_end2 = October 23, 2019 | premier2 = Brian Pallister | predecessor2 = Cameron Friesen | successor2 = Reg Helwer | office3 = Minister of Families | term_start3 = May 3, 2016 | term_end3 = August 1, 2018 | premier3 = Brian Pallister | predecessor3 = Kerri Irvin-Ross | successor3 = Heather Stefanson | office4 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Kirkfield Park | term_start4 = April 19, 2016 | term_end4 = June 17, 2022 | predecessor4 = Sharon Blady | successor4 = Kevin Klein | office5 = Winnipeg City Councillor for St. James-Brooklands | term_start5 = October 25, 2006 | term_end5 = October 22, 2014 | predecessor5 = Jae Eadie | successor5 = Scott Gillingham | party = Progressive Conservative | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|48|2020|4|11}} | birth_place = | children = 3 | alma_mater = University of Manitoba (BA) | spouse = Michelle }} '''Scott Bradley Fielding''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|48|2020|4|11|noage=1}})<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/metro/Kirkfield-Park-candidates-375296911.html|title = Apr 2016: Kirkfield Park candidates|newspaper = Winnipeg Free Press|date = 11 April 2016}}</ref> is a former Canadian politician. A city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 2006 to 2014, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2016 provincial election. On September 10, 2019, Scott was re-elected as the Member of Manitoba Legislative Assembly from Kirkfield Park. On June 6, 2022 he announced on Twitter that he resigned from Cabinet and will not be seeking re-election.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1533833875679498241|user=MinFielding|title=After 15 years of public service at both the provincial & municipal level of government, I’ve made the decision to not seek re-election & retire from politics.|author=Scott Fielding|date=6 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref>

== Education ==

Fielding received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from the University of Manitoba.<ref name=fielding>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottfielding.ca/default.asp?ID=11|accessdate=11 September 2011|title=Meet Scott|publisher=Scott Fielding|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828035318/http://www.scottfielding.ca/default.asp?ID=11|archivedate=28 August 2011}}</ref>

== 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 Conservancy, where he continues to serve.{{when|date=October 2023}} He worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative and is part owner of Tiber River Naturals in Winnipeg.<ref name=pre>{{cite news|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|date=20 March 2006|title=Former PC candidate to seek Eadie's job|accessdate=11 September 2011|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/historic/31675274.html}}</ref>

== Political career ==

In the 1995 provincial election, he ran against Liberal MLA Kevin Lamoureux as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. He was defeated.<ref name=pre/>

He was first elected in October 2006 when he ran in municipal politics. Since then, he represented the St James-Brooklands ward in the Winnipeg City Council. In his first election, he defeated longtime incumbent Jae Eadie, scoring 48% of the vote in his ward in a four-way race.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|date=26 October 2006|title=26-year era comes to an end|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/historic/31954214.html|accessdate=11 September 2011}}</ref>

He sat 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.

In the spring of 2012, he considered running for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/scott-fielding-ponders-tory-leadership-bid-1.1247470|title=Scott Fielding ponders Tory leadership bid|publisher=CBC News|date=23 March 2012|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref> Citing family reasons, Fielding chose not to run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2012/04/19/fielding-not-running-for-pc-leadership.html|title=Fielding not running for PC leadership|work=Metro|location=Winnipeg|date=19 April 2012|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref>

In May 2014, Fielding announced that would not seek re-election in the 2014 municipal election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/coun-fielding-won-t-run-for-winnipeg-mayor-1.2649492|title=Coun. Fielding won't run for Winnipeg mayor|publisher=CBC News|date=21 May 2014|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref> A month later, he announced he was seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination in Kirkfield Park for the 2016 provincial election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-councillor-scott-fielding-seeks-provincial-pc-nod-1.2670821|title=Winnipeg councillor Scott Fielding seeks provincial PC nod|publisher=CBC News|date=10 June 2014|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref> He won the nomination by acclamation in September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2014/09/17/scott-fielding-acclaimed-running-for-pcs-in-kirkfield-park.html|title=Scott Fielding acclaimed, running for PCs in Kirkfield Park|work=Metro|location=Winnipeg|date=17 September 2014|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref> On 19 April 2016, Fielding defeated New Democrat incumbent Sharon Blady to win the seat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/provincial-election/Tory-wins-turn-the-city-blue-376311241.html|title=Tory wins turn the city blue|work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=19 April 2016|accessdate=20 May 2016|last1=Kives|first1=Bartley|author-link1=Bartley Kives}}</ref>

On 3 May 2016, Fielding was appointed to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Families. On 1 August 2018, Fielding was appointed as the Minister of Finance for the Province of Manitoba. On 10 September 2019, Fielding was re-elected from Kirkfield Park and was re-appointed as the Minister of Finance for the province of Manitoba.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-brian-pallister-progressive-conservatives-sworn-in-1.3564106|title=Brian Pallister sworn in as Manitoba premier|publisher=CBC News|date=3 May 2016|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-government-cabinet-members-1.3564176|title=Meet Manitoba's new government cabinet members|publisher=CBC News|date=3 May 2016|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref>

== Personal == Fielding is married, and the father of two daughters and a son.<ref name=fielding/>

==Electoral record== {{CANelec/top|MB|2019|Kirkfield Park|Kirkfield Park|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|MB|PC|Scott Fielding|5,445|50.36|-1.8|$48,691.89}} {{CANelec|MB|NDP|Kurt Morton|2,777|25.68|-4.5|$2,920.83}} {{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Ernie Nathaniel|1,695|15.68|+6.2|$4,443.68}} {{CANelec|MB|Green|Dennis Bayomi|896|8.29|+0.4|$0.00}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|10,813|99.25}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|82|0.75|}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|10,895|61.25|}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|17,789}} {{CANelec/hold|MB|PC|+1.3}} {{end}} {{CANelec/top|MB|2016|Kirkfield Park|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|MB|PC|Scott Fielding|5,457|53.47|+6.92|$43,828.72}} {{CANelec|MB|NDP|Sharon Blady|3,075|30.13|-16.62|$41,575.18}} {{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Kelly Nord|889|8.71|+5.23|$4,950.59}} {{CANelec|MB|Green|Lisa Omand|784|7.68|+4.47|$0.00}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|10,205|99.26 |-0.45|$}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|76|0.74|+0.45}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|10,281|68.71|-0.25}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|14,962}} {{CANelec/gain|MB|PC|NDP|+11.77}} {{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Manitoba<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Voting/Candidates/1|title=Candidates: 41st General Election|publisher=Elections Manitoba|date=29 March 2016|access-date=31 March 2016}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/2016_statvotes_K-R.pdf|title=Statement of Votes|publisher=Elections Manitoba|access-date=13 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Finance/Candidate_Election_Returns/GE2016|title=Election Returns: 41st General Election|publisher=Elections Manitoba|date=2016|access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> {{end}}

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