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 Meet Richard Marz

Richard Marz was elected to his third term as Member of the Legislative Assembly on November 22, 2004. He was elected Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees on March 1, 2005. He currently is a member of the Legislative Offices Committee, the Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing Committee, the Standing Committee on Government Services and the Cabinet Policy Committee on Government Services.

Since he was first elected in 1997, Mr. Marz has served on the following:

• Employability Council (chair)
• Farm Assessment and Taxation Committee (chair)
• Standing Policy Committee on Finance and Intergovernmental Relations
• Designated Supply Subcommittee on Environment
• Standing Committee on Private Bills
• Chair of the Labour Relations Code Review Committee
• Member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts
• Member of the Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
• Member of the Standing Policy Committee on Justice and Government Services
• Standing policy committees for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and Municipal Affairs

In 1980 Mr. Marz was elected councillor for the municipal district of Kneehill, eventually serving as deputy reeve and finally reeve.

Mr. Marz was born in Three Hills, Alberta, on April 30, 1944. He worked in the oil patch prior to joining the Calgary police force in 1969.

Mr. Marz holds an active interest in community affairs and was involved with the Disabled Transportation Society, the Three Hills and District Seed Plant, the Trochu Gun Club and the Three Hills Rodeo Committee. Over the years he has been a member of the Didsbury auxiliary hospital board and the Three Hills health care centre board. He was a founding member of the Provincial Health Council and chair of the Central Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties.

Mr. Marz and his wife, Janis, have two children, Lavonne and Richard. He has operated a farm in the Three Hills area since 1966.

April 25, 2007

Up Coming Events: RIchard Marz will be attending the following events: