Gary Mar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Mar
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 26, 1962(1962-07-26)
Age	62
Birthplace	Calgary
Country	Canada
Birth City	Alberta
Horoscope	Leo

Gary Mar Biography

Gary Mar is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 26, 1962 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Mar was born in Calgary, Alberta as the grandson of Chinese immigrants who came to what is now Alberta before it became a province. He was named after actor Gary Cooper and astronaut John Glenn. The son and grandson of entrepreneurs, Mar spent his early years working in his family’s restaurants and other businesses. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) at the University of Calgary (1984) and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Alberta (1987).

At the age of 30, Mar was first elected the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 general election. He won the electoral district of Calgary Nose Creek defeating incumbent Liberal MLA Yolande Gagnon. He served for 14 years as an MLA, winning four consecutive elections in Calgary, Alberta and has held several Cabinet portfolios. Premier Ralph Klein had campaigned on a debt- reduction platform, and in his first years as a Cabinet Minister in Klein’s government he developed and reinforced his fiscal management and commitment to balanced budgeting. During his 14 years as MLA, he has had well-rounded experience serving as Minister of Community Development; Health and Wellness; Education; Environment; and International and Intergovernmental Relations, which has covered responsibility for the arts, amateur sport, seniors, education, environment, provincial parks, health care, Alberta’s centennial celebrations, Alberta’s international offices and international relations, and Alberta’s relations with other governments within Canada. He was a member of the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Committee, the Members’ Services Committee and the Cabinet Policy Committee on Managing Growth Pressures.

Gary Mar Net Worth

Gary Mar is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Mar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gary Glen Mar QC , (simplified Chinese: 马健威 ; traditional Chinese: 馬健威 ; pinyin: Mǎ Jiànwēi ; born July 26, 1962) is a Canadian businessman and former politician in Alberta. He is currently the CEO of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada.

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On March 16, 2011, after resigning his post in Washington, Mar announced he was seeking the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. As a leadership candidate, he was the front-runner and caucus favourite. Although he received the most votes on the first and second ballots – achieving 40.76% of the votes on the first ballot and 42.51% of the votes on the second ballot – because he did not receive more than 50% of the vote, under the rules at the time voters’ second preference votes were added and Alison Redford was declared the winner, with Mar losing the race.

Facts & Trivia

Gilbert Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Gary Mar celebrates birthday on July 26 of every year.

For the 2014 Winter Olympics, Mar, together with B.C.’s representative in Asia, Ben Stewart, asked the Canadian consulate in Hong Kong to allow CBC with a live-feed of men’s gold medal hockey game, for the more than 300,000 Canadians in Hong Kong. “I miss home,” said Mar, adding his mom lives in Calgary and his mother-in-law is in Edmonton. “That’s the hardest part of the transition but in terms of being familiar with Hong Kong and the area here, I’m comfortable with that. Nancy is comfortable here.”