Tanya Fir

Born in Cranbrook, Ms. Fir moved to Calgary with her family in 1985.[2]

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Ms. Fir was employed with Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) for 16 years as a Human Resources Advisor.[3]

Ms. Fir holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a concentration in Management of Organizations and Human Resources from the University of Calgary.[4]

In August 2018, Fir beat former Ontario MP Jeff Watson and past Wildrose candidate Jeevan Mangat to secure her party's nomination.[5][6] Her nomination campaign manager was longtime provincial Conservative party organizer Craig Chandler.[7]

On April 30, 2019, she was appointed to be the Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Tourism in the Executive Council of Alberta, holding that role until August 25, 2020. In January 2021, Fir was found to be vacationing in Las Vegas despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and advisory against nonessential travel.[8] She was demoted from her committee duties as a result.[9] Ms. Fir was later appointed Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction on July 8, 2021, and Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation on August 26, 2022. Fir held these roles until October 23, 2022. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women on October 24, 2022.[10]

On June 9, 2023, Ms. Fir was appointed Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women.[11]

Ms. Fir has sat on several committees of the Legislative Assembly including the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, the Standing Committee on Members' Services and others.[12] In addition to this service, Fir has been a member of the Social Services Cabinet Policy Committee.[13]

Ms. Fir has spoken to her opposition to red tape[14] and has sponsored two bills to which deal with reducing it.[15][16] Fir has also been the sponsor of Bill 23, as well as Bill 33 which sought to increase investment in Alberta.[17]