Demetrios Nicolaides is a member of the United Conservative Party.
15 Facts About Demetrios Nicolaides
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Demetrios Nicolaides was re-elected in the 2023 Alberta general election.
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Demetrios Nicolaides was elected VP Academic of the University of Calgary's Students' Union in their 2003 General Election.
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Demetrios Nicolaides completed his Master in Peace and Conflict Studies from the European University Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and his PhD in political science from the University of Cyprus.
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Demetrios Nicolaides's PhD focused on the effectiveness of approaches to peace education in protracted ethno-nationalist based conflicts.
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Demetrios Nicolaides was elected as vice-president communications for PC Alberta at the party's 2016 AGM in Red Deer and served until the successful merger of the party with the Wildrose to form the new United Conservative Party of Alberta.
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Demetrios Nicolaides squashed attempts to disqualify Jason Kenney's candidacy for leader of the party.
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In 2018, Demetrios sought the UCP nomination in Calgary-Bow and faced off against many challengers including Lisa Davis, who retained Nicolaides as her campaign manager during her 2017 election as a school trustee to the Calgary Board of Education in 2017.
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Demetrios Nicolaides successfully secured the nomination against Lisa Davis, Cheryl Durkee, and 2015 PC Alberta candidate Calgary-Bow and 2016 PC Alberta leadership candidate Byron Nelson on October 23,2018.
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In January 2020, Demetrios Nicolaides announced that funding for post-secondary institutions would be based on performance against key metrics.
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Demetrios Nicolaides's office accredited the first for-profit post-secondary institution in Alberta in MaKami College.
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Demetrios Nicolaides established the Trades Hall of Fame and introduced Bill 67, the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act that overhauled Alberta's trades and apprenticeship legislative and regulatory framework.
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Demetrios Nicolaides provided support to Alberta's five First Nations colleges who each received an additional $100,000 in one-time funding for COVID-19 supports.
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However, in 2021, Demetrios Nicolaides noted that the two institutions may not transitions to universities as planned as a larger review of Alberta's post-secondary system was underway.
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Demetrios Nicolaides has claimed that the 10,000 new spaces created through targeted enrolment expansion initiative represent the largest targeted seat increase in Alberta history.