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Nate Glubish

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Nate Glubish
Nate Glubish
Minister of Technology and Innovation
Assumed office
October 21, 2022
PremierDanielle Smith
Preceded byTanya Fir (Innovation)
Minister of Service Alberta
In office
April 30, 2019 – October 21, 2022
PremierJason Kenney, Danielle Smith
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byEstefania Cortes-Vargas
Personal details
Born (1981-08-21) August 21, 1981 (age 43)[1]
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[2]
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
ResidenceSherwood Park, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan
OccupationFinancial planner

Nathanael "Nate" Glubish ECA MLA (/ˈɡlbɪʃ/ GLOO-bish;[3] born August 21, 1981) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Strathcona-Sherwood Park.[4][5][6]

Before politics

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Early life

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Born in Edmonton, Mr. Glubish was raised in Saskatoon, where he earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in finance, at the University of Saskatchewan before moving back to the Edmonton area in 2004 to start his career.[7][8]

Career in the Private Sector

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Nate Glubish worked for a number of investment firms, working to bring investment to Albertan tech companies. He began his career with Foundation Equity, an investment firm, where over 8 years he rose to Partner and participated in the negotiation and success of more than $40 million in technology business investments. He then spent 4 years at the Edmonton head office of NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services, where he managed their mergers and acquisitions efforts, investing over $150 million to buy 8 companies and grow their operations across North America. Prior to his election, Mr. Glubish worked for Vancouver-based Yaletown Partners, a Venture Capital fund.[7]

Political career

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2019 General Election

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Nate Glubish was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Strathcona-Sherwood Park.[5][6]

Minister of Service Alberta

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From April 30, 2019, to October 23, 2022, Glubish served as Minister of Service Alberta, in the provincial government of Jason Kenney.[8]

Minister of Technology and innovation

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On October 24, 2022, Nate Glubish was made Minister of Technology and Innovation, by Premier Danielle Smith.[7][9]

Before becoming Minister of Technology and Innovation, he noted plans to continue his work from Service Alberta to modernize government services with technology, and said he hopes to create more procurement opportunities for local startups.[10] A responsibility that carried over from Service Canada to Technology and Innovation was rural broadband internet development. "I was responsible for securing $390-million in funding from the provincial government and securing $390-million in funding from the federal government to match our investment," Glubish said. "We've recently announced more than $70-million of that going towards over 50 communities serving over 10,000 new homes and that is just scratching the surface of the work we're about to do."[9]

He has also expressed concern regarding online data privacy. Adding Alberta has its own private sector privacy law, marking it a leader in privacy legislation. He has stated that there are many benefits associated with technology and innovation, that modernizing Alberta's privacy legislation can help people enjoy those benefits, but should be done carefully. He emphasized the importance of "privacy-by-design" and "ethics-by-design" in privacy laws.[11]

Personal life

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He is married to Allison, who is a junior high teacher with Elk Island Public Schools. They have a son, Max.[7]

Between 2011 and 2014, he played keyboards in an Edmonton-based pop-rock band, Rend, winning the 2014 rock recording of the year from the Edmonton music awards. In addition to keyboards, he also plays acoustic, electric and bass guitar.[8][12]

Electoral history

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2023 general election

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2023 Alberta general election: Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Nate Glubish 13,865 53.07 +0.56
New Democratic Bill Tonita 11,646 44.58 +12.31
Independent Jody Balanko 614 2.35
Total 26,125 99.40
Rejected and declined 159 0.60
Turnout 26,284 69.97
Eligible voters 37,565
United Conservative hold Swing -5.88
Source(s)

2019 general election

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2019 Alberta general election: Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Nate Glubish 14,151 52.51 -1.34
New Democratic Moira Váne 8,695 32.27 -10.56
Alberta Party Dave Quest 3,605 13.38 +10.05
Alberta Advantage Don Melanson 147 0.55
Green Albert Aris 142 0.53
Alberta Independence Richard Scinta 141 0.52
Independent Larry Maclise 67 0.25
Total 26,948 99.36
Rejected, spoiled and declined 173 0.64
Turnout 27,121 76.59
Eligible voters 35,411
United Conservative notional hold Swing +4.61
Source(s)
Source: "84 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 408–412. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
Alberta provincial government of Jason Kenney
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Brian Malkinson Minister of Service Alberta
April 30, 2019 – October 23, 2022
Dale Nally
Merged with Ministry of Red Tape Reduction, end of Kenney government

References

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  1. ^ Anna Junker; Janet French (2019-04-17). "Meet your new Edmonton-area MLAs". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  2. ^ Karen Bartko (2019-04-16). "Alberta election hot take: Who could make up Jason Kenney's UCP cabinet?". Global Edmonton. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  3. ^ "Nate Glubish". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ Sarah O'Donnell. "Riding profile: Strathcona-Sherwood Park". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  5. ^ a b "Alberta election: Strathcona-Sherwood Park results - Edmonton". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  6. ^ a b "Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  7. ^ a b c d "Minister of Technology and Innovation". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  8. ^ a b c "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  9. ^ a b "Glubish given new cabinet position". sherwoodparknews. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  10. ^ "Nate Glubish new Alberta innovation minister as Premier Smith names cabinet | BetaKit". 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  11. ^ "CityNews". calgary.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  12. ^ "REND - October 2013 Resonate Music & Flavor Band Of The Month - Resonate Music School & Studio in Edmonton, AB". Resonate Music School & Studio. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  13. ^ "84 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.