Former Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jacque Fenske was announced Monday as the interim leader of the Alberta Party..“I’m excited to be leading the Alberta Party and helping the party grow,” Fenske, a former Strathcona County councillor, said in a press release..“Almost ten per cent of Albertans, 172,000, voted for the Alberta Party in the last election and I’m here to represent them and their interests.”.Former leader Stephen Mandel stepped down in June and accepted a role on the Alberta Health Services Board in September..Alberta Party President Conrad Guay said he thinks Fenske’s energy and experience is just what Alberta needs right now..“We wanted to make sure the person chosen didn’t just represent the Alberta Party, but all Albertans,” Guay said..During the 2015 election, Fenske lost her Progressive Conservative seat in Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville to Jessica Littlewood in the Orange Wave that saw the NDP form government. Fenske did not run for a seat in 2019..Fenske served 13 years as a Strathcona County councillor and is currently a Director with the Ag Food Council. She is also an active manager of Fifendekel Pie Shops Cafes in Edmonton..Deirdre is the Senior News Reporter for the Western Standard..story ideas? dmaclean@westernstandardonline.com, Twitter: @Mitchell_AB
Former Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jacque Fenske was announced Monday as the interim leader of the Alberta Party..“I’m excited to be leading the Alberta Party and helping the party grow,” Fenske, a former Strathcona County councillor, said in a press release..“Almost ten per cent of Albertans, 172,000, voted for the Alberta Party in the last election and I’m here to represent them and their interests.”.Former leader Stephen Mandel stepped down in June and accepted a role on the Alberta Health Services Board in September..Alberta Party President Conrad Guay said he thinks Fenske’s energy and experience is just what Alberta needs right now..“We wanted to make sure the person chosen didn’t just represent the Alberta Party, but all Albertans,” Guay said..During the 2015 election, Fenske lost her Progressive Conservative seat in Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville to Jessica Littlewood in the Orange Wave that saw the NDP form government. Fenske did not run for a seat in 2019..Fenske served 13 years as a Strathcona County councillor and is currently a Director with the Ag Food Council. She is also an active manager of Fifendekel Pie Shops Cafes in Edmonton..Deirdre is the Senior News Reporter for the Western Standard..story ideas? dmaclean@westernstandardonline.com, Twitter: @Mitchell_AB