Michelle Rempel Garner
- Born
- February 14, 1980 — Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Education
- Degree in economics at the University of Manitoba
- Career
- Director of the University of Calgary's Institutional Programs Division; technology commercialization division of the University of Manitoba
- Political Experience
- President of the Conservative Party riding executive for Calgary—Nose Hill; MP for Calgary Centre-North (2011); Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification
- Notable
- Named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2010; one of Calgary's Top 40 Under 40 by Avenue magazine in 2014; selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders in 2016.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before being elected to Parliament, Michelle Rempel Garner was the director of the technology commercialization office at the University of Calgary. She holds a degree in economics. According to her public disclosures to the Ethics Commissioner, she has held various assets, including publicly traded securities and a rental property in Calgary.
Key Relationships & Connections
Rempel Garner was appointed as a minister of state by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who was a key figure in her early political career. She is often identified with the progressive wing of the Conservative Party and is considered a political ally of figures like former interim leader Rona Ambrose. She is married to Jeff Garner, an American military veteran.
Public Controversies
In 2020, Rempel Garner faced media scrutiny for travelling to her home in Oklahoma during the COVID-19 pandemic. She stated the travel was for an essential personal matter related to her family. She has also been a prominent voice against online harassment and abuse directed at politicians, often publicizing threats she has received. In 2018, she was reportedly removed from a parliamentary committee by then-leader Andrew Scheer following a public dispute with a fellow Conservative MP over a report. In 2022, she publicly explored a bid for the leadership of Alberta's United Conservative Party but ultimately decided not to enter the race, citing concerns about the party's stability.
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Michelle Rempel Garner won with 36,597 votes (59.4%)
Total votes cast: 61,592
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