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| | | Rod Love
Mr. Love began his career in government when he was appointed Executive Assistant to Mayor Ralph Klein following Mr. Klein's election as Calgary's 32nd Mayor on October 15, 1980.
During his nine years at Calgary City Hall, Mr. Love sat as the Mayor's representative on the Board of Commissioners, an appointment which gave him a unique perspective on all aspects of municipal governance, including municipal law, finance, planning and development, urban transportation, environmental affairs and community relations. Mr. Love was directly involved in the planning and hosting of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, and was subsequently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Calgary Winter Festival.
In 1989, following Mr. Klein's election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and appointment as Minister of Environment, Mr. Love assumed the duties of Executive Assistant to the Minister. It was during this period that Mr. Klein guided the re-writing and consolidation of all environmental law in Alberta, resulting in the landmark Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.
Upon Mr. Klein's swearing-in as Alberta's 15th Premier in December of 1992, Mr. Love was appointed Chief of Staff to the Premier, a position he held until leaving government to start RLC Inc. in February of 1998. As Chief of Staff, Mr. Love was involved in all aspects of the restructuring and refocusing of the Government of Alberta that has led to the elimination of the deficit, the rapid elimination of Alberta's debt, the highest credit rating and the lowest personal and corporate income taxes in Canada.
Mr. Love returned to the Office of the Premier as Chief of Staff for a nine month period following the November 2004 provincial general election to lead a significant re-engineering of the Government of Alberta's organization and strategic planning process.
Drawing on his 19 year career in public service, Rod Love Consulting Inc. specializes in strategic planning, political and intergovernmental analysis, government relations, issues management, effective communications planning and media management. Rod Love Consulting Inc. enjoys a number of strategic alliances with related firms, and maintains extensive contacts with individuals in governments and news organizations across the country.
Mr. Love attended Mount Royal College, the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary where he majored in Political Science. He is a graduate of the Banff School of Advanced Management, and studied "History, Politics and Society" at Exeter College, Oxford, England.
He has been a Member of the Board of Governors of the University of Calgary, a member of the Board of Directors of the Canada West Foundation, and is a recipient of the Governor General's medal for Outstanding Community Service, awarded on the 125th anniversary of Confederation.
Mr. Love lives in Calgary with his wife Charlene, and they have three children.
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