Rod Love

Roderick Michael Love (August 5, 1953 – October 26, 2014) was a Canadian political strategist. He served as chief of staff to Ralph Klein during Klein's tenure as Mayor of Calgary and Premier of Alberta.

Rod Love
Born	(1953-08-05)August 5, 1953 Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	October 26, 2014(2014-10-26) (aged 61) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater	University of Alberta University of Calgary
Occupation	political strategist
Known for	Former chief of staff for Ralph Klein
Spouse	Charlene
Children	3

Political career

He was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, in 1953.^[1] In 1992, he ran in the Calgary-Buffalo by-election as Progressive Conservative, receiving just 15% of the vote. In 1998, he established Rod Love Consulting Inc.

Love attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary and was a member of the board of governors of the University of Calgary and the Canada West Foundation.

In 2012, Love was a co-host with Karin Klassen of Type A, a CBC Radio One talk show about the Canadian economy.^[2] He died at home surrounded by his family on October 26, 2014, of pancreatic cancer, aged 61.^[3][4]