Nathanael "Nate" Glubish ECA MLA (/ˈɡluːbɪʃ/ 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]
Nate Glubish | |
|---|---|
 Nate Glubish | |
| Minister of Technology and Innovation | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2022 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Tanya Fir (Innovation) |
| Minister of Service Alberta | |
| In office April 30, 2019 – October 21, 2022 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney, Danielle Smith |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Strathcona-Sherwood Park | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Estefania Cortes-Vargas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 21, 1981[1] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[2] |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence | Sherwood Park, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Financial planner |
Before politics
editEarly life
editBorn 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
editNate 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
edit2019 General Election
editNate 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
editFrom 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
editOn 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
editHe 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
edit2023 general election
edit| 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)
Source: Elections Alberta[13] | ||||||||
2019 general election
edit| 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. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Anna Junker; Janet French (2019-04-17). "Meet your new Edmonton-area MLAs". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ Karen Bartko (2019-04-16). "Alberta election hot take: Who could make up Jason Kenney's UCP cabinet?". Global Edmonton. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Nate Glubish". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Sarah O'Donnell. "Riding profile: Strathcona-Sherwood Park". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ a b "Alberta election: Strathcona-Sherwood Park results - Edmonton". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ a b "Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ a b c d "Minister of Technology and Innovation". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ a b c "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ a b "Glubish given new cabinet position". sherwoodparknews. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Nate Glubish new Alberta innovation minister as Premier Smith names cabinet | BetaKit". 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "CityNews". calgary.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "84 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.