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Richard Pootmans
City of Calgary Councillor
In office
October 18, 2010 – October 16, 2017
Preceded byJoe Connelly
Succeeded byJeffrey Robert Michael Davison
ConstituencyWard 6
Personal details
SpouseFrances Wright
ResidenceSignal Hill
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
Mount Royal University
Carleton University[1]
WebsiteOfficial Website
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Richard Pootmans was a municipal politician who was elected to serve as Calgary City Councillor for Ward 6.

Awards

Pootmans was the 2009 recipient of the Economic Development Alberta Economic Developer of the Year.[1]

Career before politics

Prior to being elected in 2010, Pootmans taught as an instructor for 5 years at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. He was Senior Business Development Manager, Real Estate – Calgary Economic Development, Financial Analyst; Vice President, Installations – SMED International, Consultant; Financial management, business strategy – TractionWorks, Co-owner – PORTS International stores, Calgary, and worked as a Landman – Hudson's Bay Oil & Gas, Dome Petroleum.[1]

Electoral record

2010 municipal election

Pootmans was first elected to serve Ward 6 in the 2010 election, taking 31% of the votes in a field of 10 candidates.[2]

2013 municipal election

Pootmans was reelected in the 2013 election by capturing 51% of the votes.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Councillor Richard Pootmans". City of Calgary. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Calgary municipal election, 2010 Official Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Calgary municipal election, 2013 Official Results". City of Calgary. Retrieved September 22, 2015.