Guy Boutilier was elected to his fourth term as the MLA for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo on March 3, 2008.

He has served as Minister of International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Relations, Minister of Environment and Minister of Municipal Affairs. As well, he was the Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Climate Change and was a member of Treasury Board.

Mr. Boutilier brings a combination of academic, private and public service experience to the Legislature. His academic accomplishments include a master′s degree in public administration from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He holds a bachelor′s degree in business administration from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and an education degree with honours from Saint Mary′s University in Halifax.

For eight years Mr. Boutilier taught business management courses at Keyano College in Fort McMurray. He has also worked as a financial analyst in the oil industry and lectures at the University of Alberta′s School of Business.

Mr. Boutilier was a member of Fort McMurray′s city council for 11 years, serving two terms as an alderman and two terms as Fort McMurray′s youngest city mayor. The most significant accomplishment of his tenure as mayor was to form and chair the Fort McMurray Stakeholders´ Group with the co-operation of local governments, aboriginal groups, industry, hospitals, schools and the college. Collectively the group examined better ways to serve the region′s citizens while reducing the cost of government. The end result was Alberta′s first rural-urban amalgamation into the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo.

In addition to his regular duties as MLA, Mr. Boutilier is a member of the following standing committees:

• Resources and Environment
• Public Safety and Services
• Private Bills

Mr. Boutilier has received a number of awards and distinctions. The International Association of Business Communicators selected him as the Top Communicator of the Year. He also received the Award of Excellence from the board of directors of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association.

Mr. Boutilier is extremely active in the community, having served on numerous boards and commissions. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Fort McMurray Oilsands, the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce, the Fort McMurray Shrine Club and supporter of the Fort McMurray Diabetes and Autism Associations. In his spare time he enjoys coaching minor league sports. His hockey team won the international championship at the Quebec world peewee AA hockey tournament.

Mr. Boutilier and his wife, Gail, reside in Fort McMurray. They are the proud parents of their three year old son Marc.

June 24, 2010