Mr. Drysdale was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Grande Prairie-Wapiti on March 3, 2008. In addition to his role as MLA Mr. Drysdale also serves on the following standing committees of the Legislative Assembly:

• Public Safety and Services (chair)
• Private Bills

In addition, Mr. Drysdale is a member of the cabinet policy committee on Public Safety and Services and the Treasury Board. Previous committee involvement includes serving on the Standing Committees on Public Accounts and Resources and Environment.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Mr. Drysdale spent 15 years as councillor for the municipal district of Greenview and served as chair of both the Agricultural Service Board and the Municipal Planning Commission.

Active in his community, Mr. Drysdale has served on the following boards:

• Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Medical Service (vice chair and founding member)
• Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region
• Grovedale/South Wapiti Recreation Board
• Alberta Milk Producers
• Alberta Beef Producers
• Grovedale Volunteer Fire Department

Mr. Drysdale and his wife, Sherry, live on the family farm in the Grande Prairie area. Their daughter, Jodie, along with her husband, Don, and daughter Tory also live in the region. In 2001, following the tragic death of their son, Troy, the family established a bursary for local students pursuing a career in emergency services, fire or EMS in Northern Alberta. To date the bursary has helped fill 49 emergency response positions in the region.

March 31, 2010