Shane Getson

Shane Getson (born in 1973) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland. Shane Getson was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland on April 16, 2019.

Shane Getson
MLA
Getson being sworn in to the Legislative Assembly in 2019
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byOneil Carlier
Personal details
Born1973/1974 (age 48–49)
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
Residence(s)Onoway, Alberta
OccupationCivil engineering technologist

He currently serves as deputy chair on the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund and is a Member of the Standing Committees on Resource Stewardship.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, he spent 15 years in the construction industry, most recently in the position of a project director. Prior to this, he worked from 2008 to 2012 as senior manager of planning and execution for a private company in the energy sector.

He attended the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), where he received a diploma in civil engineering technology in 1996.

He and his wife have four children.

Mr Getson was the 917th Member to be sworn into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.[1]

In September 2021, Getson criticized Alberta Health Services and their executives for not increasing capacity to handle the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that the policy of Vaccine Passport was a distraction to keep accountability off of AHS. This was criticized by the opposition Alberta New Democratic Party for not raising concerns about staffing prior to the increase in ICU cases.[2]

References
  1. Sarah O'Donnell. "Riding profile: Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. Konguavi, Thandiwe (2021-09-26). "UCP MLA criticizes Alberta Health Services salaries in light of ICU shortages". CBC News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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