Kelly Block
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Kelly Block is a Canadian
politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district
of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar
in the 2008 Canadian federal election
. She is a member of the Conservative Party
. Block was appointed to the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) and the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee (ETHI). In Fall 2009, Block was moved from PROC and appointed to the Budget and Finance Committee. With the commencement of the 41st Parliament in 2011, Block was appointed to the Health Committee, and the Government Operations and Estimates Committee. As well, Block was appointed by Prime Minister Harper to serve as the regional caucus chairperson for the Saskatchewan Conservative Caucus.
Prior to her election to the House of Commons, Block served two terms as mayor of Waldheim
, Saskatchewan
. Block was Waldheim's first female mayor, and also served as chairperson of the Gabriel Springs Health District. Block was later appointed to the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority when the government of Saskatchewan amalgamated its health districts. Block ran unsuccessfully for the Saskatchewan Party nomination for the provincial Martensville constituency by-election in November 2006 against Nancy Heppner.
Block was awarded the Macleans Parliamentarian of the Year - Rising Star - Award in June 2010 after receiving the highest number of weighted votes from fellow parliamentarians of all parties.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Geography:...
in the 2008 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
. She is a member of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
. Block was appointed to the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) and the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee (ETHI). In Fall 2009, Block was moved from PROC and appointed to the Budget and Finance Committee. With the commencement of the 41st Parliament in 2011, Block was appointed to the Health Committee, and the Government Operations and Estimates Committee. As well, Block was appointed by Prime Minister Harper to serve as the regional caucus chairperson for the Saskatchewan Conservative Caucus.
Prior to her election to the House of Commons, Block served two terms as mayor of Waldheim
Waldheim, Saskatchewan
-History:Mennonites from Manitoba and South Dakota arrived here to settle and farm in 1893. The Canadian Northern Railway arrived in 1908.-Mennonites arrive in Canada:...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. Block was Waldheim's first female mayor, and also served as chairperson of the Gabriel Springs Health District. Block was later appointed to the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority when the government of Saskatchewan amalgamated its health districts. Block ran unsuccessfully for the Saskatchewan Party nomination for the provincial Martensville constituency by-election in November 2006 against Nancy Heppner.
Block was awarded the Macleans Parliamentarian of the Year - Rising Star - Award in June 2010 after receiving the highest number of weighted votes from fellow parliamentarians of all parties.