Richard Pootmans
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Richard Pootmans | |
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City of Calgary Councillor | |
Assumed office October 18, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Joe Connelly |
Constituency | Ward 6 |
Personal details | |
Spouse(s) | Frances Wright |
Residence | Signal Hill |
Alma mater | University of Calgary Mount Royal University Carleton University[1] |
Website | Official Website Official Facebook Official Twitter |
Richard Pootmans is a municipal politician who currently serves as Councillor of Ward 6 in Calgary, Alberta. He was first elected in 2010.
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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]