Bob Maskell

Robert Maskell (May 27, 1940^[1][2] – April 14, 2021) was a teacher and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 until 2004.

Bob Maskell
MLA for Edmonton-Meadowlark
In office 2001–2004
Preceded by	Karen Leibovici
Succeeded by	Maurice Tougas
Personal details
Born	(1940-05-27)May 27, 1940
Died	April 14, 2021(2021-04-14) (aged 80) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Alma mater	University of Alberta
Occupation	educator

Early life

Maskell earned a Bachelor of Education degree at the University of Alberta. He became a teacher and then a principal at Jasper Place Composite High School and moved on to become the principal at the prestigious Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts.^[3]

Political career

Maskell was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 2001 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Karen Leibovici to pick up Edmonton-Meadowlark for the Progressive Conservatives.^[4] He ran for a second term in office in the 2004 Alberta general election but was defeated by less than a couple hundred votes by Maurice Tougas a candidate for the Liberals.^[5]

Maskell tried to regain his seat in the 2012 Alberta general election, losing out to Liberal Leader Raj Sherman by 118 votes. He died in 2021.^[6]