Richard Pootmans

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Richard Pootmans
City of Calgary Councillor
Assumed office
October 18, 2010
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.

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]

References

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External links

City of Calgary Ward 6 homepage