Bob Maskell
Canadian politician (1940–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | May 27, 1940 |
| Died | April 14, 2021 (aged 80) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | educator |
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]
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]
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