13 Facts About Ian Donovan

Ian Donovan was born on July 7,1976 and is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Little Bow.

On May 5,2015, Ian Donovan lost his reelection bid to Dave Schneider, of the Wildrose.

Ian Donovan was born in High River and calls the hamlet of Mossleigh home.

Ian Donovan is an active member of his community, having been involved with the Lions Club of Mossleigh and Community Futures Highwood, a nonprofit community-owned business development organization, for the past 15 years.

Ian Donovan served as councillor for division 9 of Vulcan County from 1995 until his election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, April 23,2012.

Ian Donovan was appointed to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on May 24,2012.

Ian Donovan was appointed to the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future on May 28,2012.

Ian Donovan started on Vulcan County council at the age of 19.

Ian Donovan ran for and won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta during the 2012 Alberta general election, defeating three other candidates with over half the popular vote.

Premier Alison Redford credited Donovan persuading her to allow the Canadian Taxpayers Federation into the pre-budget release lockup, where journalists and stakeholders receive embargoed copies of the budget prior to being released to the public, after he sent the Premier a hand written note in the legislative assembly.

On November 24,2014, Ian Donovan left the Wildrose Party and "crossed the floor" of the Alberta Legislature to join the governing Alberta Progressive Conservative Party caucus due to Ian Donovan claiming that he was impressed with Jim Prentice's leadership and that he could do better for his constituents.

On February 8,2015, Ian Donovan was acclaimed the candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party for the constituency of Little Bow in the next provincial election when no one else offered to challenge him for the nomination.

Ian Donovan lost the general election to Dave Schneider of Wildrose by 12 votes.