Richard Feehan was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Rutherford from 2015 until 2023.
10 Facts About Richard Feehan
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Richard Feehan was born on February 11,1960 to parents Bernie and Kathleen Feehan.
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Richard Feehan's father was a Judge on the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta and his mother was chair of Grant MacEwan's social work program for 30 years.
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Richard Feehan graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts in 1980, from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Social Work and from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Masters of Social Work in 1986.
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Richard Feehan taught in the Edmonton division of the University of Calgary's faculty of social work for a decade, before being elected.
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Richard Feehan ran for Edmonton City Council in the 2013 Edmonton municipal election in Ward 10, on a platform of local sustainability and infrastructure renewal.
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Richard Feehan placed second, losing to community organizer Michael Walters.
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In 2016, Richard Feehan was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as Minister of Indigenous Relations.
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Richard Feehan instituted training on Indigenous history and culture for all Albertan public servants in June 2018.
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Richard Feehan was re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election and was appointed as the Official Opposition's Indigenous relations critic.