Dear Lord God, thank you for MLA Dave
Quest as he serves those here in Alberta in the Strathcona – Sherwood Park
region. We pray you would pour out your wisdom on him and grant him your
guidance in his work on the committees he has been appointed to. Give him
strength for each new day. Amen
Quest as he serves those here in Alberta in the Strathcona – Sherwood Park
region. We pray you would pour out your wisdom on him and grant him your
guidance in his work on the committees he has been appointed to. Give him
strength for each new day. Amen
Dave Quest was elected to his second term as a Member of the Legislative
Assembly for Strathcona-Sherwood Park on April 23, 2012. He previously served
as Associate Minister of Seniors.
Assembly for Strathcona-Sherwood Park on April 23, 2012. He previously served
as Associate Minister of Seniors.
In addition to his regular duties as an MLA, Mr. Quest previously served
as a member of the following councils and committees:
as a member of the following councils and committees:
- Standing
Committee on Families and Communities (Chair) - Legislative
Review Committee - Standing
Committee on Public Accounts (Deputy Chair) - Special
Standing Committee on Members’ Services - Ports-to-Plains
Alliance (PTP) Board of Directors (Alberta Government Representative) - Council
of State Governments-WEST (CSG-WEST) - Northlands
Board of Directors - Cabinet
Policy Committee on Finance (Chair) - Standing
Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (Chair) - Standing
Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future - Standing
Committee on Legislative Offices - Standing
Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing - Select
Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee - Seniors
Advisory Council (Chair) - Cabinet
Policy Committee for Health - Standing
Committee on Private Bills - Standing
Committee on Health - Select
Special Auditor General Search Committee - Select
Special Ombudsman Search Committee
Additionally, he carried Bill 12, Body Armour Control Act, 2010;
Bill 46, the Gunshot and Stab Wound Mandatory Disclosure Act, 2009;
and Bill 60, the Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009; and most
recently Bill 201, Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers Identification Act,
through the legislative process.
Bill 46, the Gunshot and Stab Wound Mandatory Disclosure Act, 2009;
and Bill 60, the Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009; and most
recently Bill 201, Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers Identification Act,
through the legislative process.
Prior to serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Mr.
Quest was the President of a rural General Motors dealership and a shareholder
of an urban one.
Quest was the President of a rural General Motors dealership and a shareholder
of an urban one.
Mr. Quest obtained a business diploma from NAIT in 1985 and served with
the Better Business Bureau of Northern Alberta for 10 years, fulfilling various
roles, including director, chair and director of the Canadian council. As well,
he has been awarded a General Motors Dealer Award of Excellence.
the Better Business Bureau of Northern Alberta for 10 years, fulfilling various
roles, including director, chair and director of the Canadian council. As well,
he has been awarded a General Motors Dealer Award of Excellence.
Mr. Quest has been an active member of his community for nearly 25
years. During this time he fulfilled a variety of roles, including:
years. During this time he fulfilled a variety of roles, including:
- Regional
director for Elk Island on the provincial executive from 1998-2008 - Involvement
with Friends of the Games Fundraising Committee for the 2007 Western
Canada Summer Games - Coaching
Sherwood Park minor soccer teams from 2002 to 2006
Mr. Quest also has his private pilot’s licence and has completed six
Edmonton half-marathons.
Edmonton half-marathons.
He and his wife, Fiona, live in Sherwood Park with their son Jack and
two dogs.
two dogs.