Donna Kennedy-Glans

For the rugby player, see Donna Kennedy.

Donna Marie Kennedy-Glans (born 5 May 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Varsity from April 2012 to May 2015.^[1][2] She was elected initially as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus, and chaired the all-party Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. On 13 December 2013, she was sworn into the Cabinet of Alberta to fill the newly created post of Associate Minister – Electricity and Renewable Energy.^[3][4]

Donna Kennedy-Glans
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary Varsity
In office 23 April 2012 – 5 May 2015
Preceded by	Harry B. Chase
Succeeded by	Stephanie McLean
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-05) 5 May 1960 (age 65) near Tillsonburg, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative (2012–2014) Independent (2014) Progressive Conservative (2014-present)
Alma mater	Wilfrid Laurier University University of Western Ontario
Profession	Businesswoman, Philanthropist

On 25 October 2012, Kennedy-Glans was one of eight PC MLA and cabinet members who accompanied then Premier Allison Redford on a flight in a government fleet aircraft to attend a PC party fundraiser in Grande Prairie on 25 October 2012.^[5] In his 2014 report, then provincial Auditor General Merwan Saher found Redford's use of government fleet aircraft for partisan purposes to be inappropriate.^[5]

Kennedy-Glans announced that she was resigning from cabinet and leaving the PC caucus to sit as an independent on 17 March 2014, in protest against the leadership of Alison Redford.^[6] She officially rejoined the PC caucus on 17 September 2014, after Jim Prentice assumed the leadership of the party.^[7]

Kennedy-Glans declared as a candidate for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. She withdrew her candidacy in a letter to supporters on 8 November 2016, following the party's Annual General Meeting, saying: "Right now, politics in Alberta is polarizing and there is limited opportunity for centrist voices to be heard."^[8] Following Jason Kenney's Progressive Conservative leadership victory Kennedy-Glans announced, that 10 days prior to the vote, she had been named to his transition team.^[9]

Election results

v t e 2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Varsity
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Donna Kennedy-Glans	8,099	45.90	+9.22
	Wildrose	Rob Solinger	4,624	26.21	+19.06
	Liberal	Bruce Payne	3,614	20.48	-26.85
	New Democratic	Jackie Seidel	817	4.63	+1.00
	Alberta Party	Alex McBrien	255	1.45
	Evergreen	Carl Svoboda	234	1.33	-3.87
Total valid votes			17,643	99.30	-0.11
Rejected, spoiled and declined			124	0.70	+0.11
Eligible electors / turnout			29,688	59.85	+15.21
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+18.04
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Calgary-Varsity". Retrieved 13 June 2018.