Harry B. Chase was elected to his second term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Calgary-Varsity on March 3, 2008. Mr. Chase is shadow minister for Education, Children and Youth Services, and Tourism, Parks and Recreation. In addition Mr. Chase currently serves as a member of the following standing committees:

• Public Accounts
• Community Services
• Economy (deputy chair)

During his first term he also served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee.

Mr. Chase earned his bachelor of education, majoring in French and art, from the University of Calgary in 1971. He then went on to become a teacher, teaching primarily at the junior high level for 34 years. During that time Mr. Chase served as the Council of Schoolsrsquo; representative for over 20 years. He was also a member of the local 38 branch of the Alberta Teachersrsquo; Association (ATA), serving on the economic policy committee/teacher welfare branch from 1988 to 1998. He was awarded his lifetime membership with the ATA in 2003.

In addition to school-related coaching of soccer, wrestling and gymnastics and student council/leadership sponsorship activities, Mr. Chase also coached community soccer for several years. He has canvassed for a number of charitable organizations and has been director of the Calgary-Foothills and Calgary-Varsity Liberal constituency associations since 1997. From September 2003 to September 2004 Mr. Chase served as the Calgary director of Friends of Medicare and was the Alberta chair of the organization from January 2004 to September 2004.

Mr. Chase enjoys spending time with his wife Heather, their daughter Christina and husband Vivek, and the rest of their extended family, especially their grandsons. During the spring and summers of 2002, 2003 and 2004 he and Heather worked as park attendants in Kananaskis Country, gaining an environmental awareness of the importance of the promotion, preservation and expansion of parks and protected areas.

Mr. Chase also enjoys drawing, wood carving, cross-country running, rowing, kayaking, camping and travelling.

April 15, 2010