Harold Albrecht defeated the incumbent Liberal MP, Lynn Myers, by just over 1,000 votes in the 2006 federal election to gain a seat in the House of Commons of Canada.
18 Facts About Harold Albrecht
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Harold Albrecht went on to complete his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at the University of Toronto.
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Harold Albrecht owns a hobby farm in between Petersburg and New Dundee, and he and his wife Betty were married for 40 years.
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Harold Albrecht owned a private dental practice in the Kitchener region for twenty-seven years.
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Harold Albrecht served as a school board trustee on the Waterloo County Board of Education from 1978 to 1982, and was the chair of the board from 1981 to 1982.
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In 1999, Harold Albrecht left his dentistry practice to found and pastor Pathway Community Church in the Doon area of Kitchener.
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Harold Albrecht pastored the church until 2005, when he announced a leave of absence to seek the Conservative Party nomination in his riding.
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Harold Albrecht was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga in Canada's House of Commons.
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In 2006, Harold Albrecht ran as the Conservative candidate in the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga.
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Harold Albrecht defeated Liberal incumbent, Lynn Myers, as well as NDP candidate, Len Carter and Green Party candidate Kristine Stapleton.
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In 2008, Harold Albrecht was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga.
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Harold Albrecht was member and chair of the Subcommittee on Private Members' Business of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
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On May 2,2011, Harold Albrecht was re-elected for the third consecutive election as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga.
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Harold Albrecht was hospitalized and died two days later at the Hamilton General Hospital.
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Harold Albrecht has served as a member and chair on the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, and the Subcommittee on Private Members' Business of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
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Harold Albrecht was renamed the Deputy Government Whip on May 5,2011, and served in this capacity until January 27,2013.
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Harold Albrecht is the founder and chair of the BioCaucus, a group of MPs who work to promote the production of agricultural and renewable technologies.
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Additionally, Harold Albrecht is the Chair of the Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group and the Chemical Caucus.