Scott Bradley Fielding is a former Canadian politician. A city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 2006 to 2014, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2016 provincial election. On September 10, 2019, Scott was re-elected as the Member of Manitoba Legislative Assembly from Kirkfield Park. On June 6, 2022 he announced on Twitter that he resigned from Cabinet and will not be seeking re-election.[2]
Scott Fielding | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Natural Resources and Northern Development | |
| In office January 18, 2022 – June 6, 2022 | |
| Premier | Heather Stefanson |
| Preceded by | Portfolio Created |
| Succeeded by | Alan Lagimodiere |
| Manitoba Minister of Finance | |
| In office August 1, 2018 – January 18, 2022 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister Kelvin Goertzen Heather Stefanson |
| Preceded by | Cameron Friesen |
| Succeeded by | Cameron Friesen |
| Minister Responsible for the Civil Service Commission | |
| In office August 1, 2018 – October 23, 2019 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister |
| Preceded by | Cameron Friesen |
| Succeeded by | Reg Helwer |
| Minister of Families | |
| In office May 3, 2016 – August 1, 2018 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister |
| Preceded by | Kerri Irvin-Ross |
| Succeeded by | Heather Stefanson |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Kirkfield Park | |
| In office April 19, 2016 – June 17, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sharon Blady |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Klein |
| Winnipeg City Councillor for St. James-Brooklands | |
| In office 2006–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jae Eadie |
| Succeeded by | Scott Gillingham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1] |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Education
editFielding received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from the University of Manitoba.[3]
Work and community involvement
editHe held several positions within the government of Manitoba. He was the fundraising chair for the Bourkevale Community Club as well as being appointed by Mayor Sam Katz to the board of the Winnipeg Convention Centre. In 2008, he was appointed to the board of directors of Assiniboine Park Conservancy, where he continues to serve.[when?] He worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative and is part owner of Tiber River Naturals in Winnipeg.[4]
Political career
editIn the 1995 provincial election, he ran against Liberal MLA Kevin Lamoureux as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. He was defeated.[4]
He was first elected in October 2006 when he ran in municipal politics. Since then, he represented the St James-Brooklands ward in the Winnipeg City Council. In his first election, he defeated longtime incumbent Jae Eadie, scoring 48% of the vote in his ward in a four-way race.[5]
He sat on the Property & Planning Committee of City Council and recently served as chair for the City of Winnipeg's Economic Opportunity Commission. The commission looked at ways to reduce wasteful spending and proposed ideas on how to eliminate the business tax.
In the spring of 2012, he considered running for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.[6] Citing family reasons, Fielding chose not to run.[7]
In May 2014, Fielding announced that would not seek re-election in the 2014 municipal election.[8] A month later, he announced he was seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination in Kirkfield Park for the 2016 provincial election.[9] He won the nomination by acclamation in September 2014.[10] On 19 April 2016, Fielding defeated New Democrat incumbent Sharon Blady to win the seat.[11]
On 3 May 2016, Fielding was appointed to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Families. On 1 August 2018, Fielding was appointed as the Minister of Finance for the Province of Manitoba. On 10 September 2019, Fielding was re-elected from Kirkfield Park and was re-appointed as the Minister of Finance for the province of Manitoba.[12][13]
Personal
editFielding is married, and the father of two daughters and a son.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Apr 2016: Kirkfield Park candidates". Winnipeg Free Press. 11 April 2016.
- ^ Scott Fielding [@MinFielding] (6 June 2022). "After 15 years of public service at both the provincial & municipal level of government, I've made the decision to not seek re-election & retire from politics" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Meet Scott". Scott Fielding. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Former PC candidate to seek Eadie's job". Winnipeg Free Press. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "26-year era comes to an end". Winnipeg Free Press. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Scott Fielding ponders Tory leadership bid". CBC News. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Fielding not running for PC leadership". Metro. Winnipeg. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Coun. Fielding won't run for Winnipeg mayor". CBC News. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Winnipeg councillor Scott Fielding seeks provincial PC nod". CBC News. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Scott Fielding acclaimed, running for PCs in Kirkfield Park". Metro. Winnipeg. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Kives, Bartley (19 April 2016). "Tory wins turn the city blue". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Brian Pallister sworn in as Manitoba premier". CBC News. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Meet Manitoba's new government cabinet members". CBC News. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.