Gary Mar
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"Gary Glen Mar" Queen's Counsel/QC, is a Canada/Canadian politician in Alberta, Canada.

Gary Mar was appointed as the Province of Alberta’s Representative in Asia on October 14, 2011. He leads the province’s strategic outreach efforts from his post in Hong Kong, from where he oversees the province’s five other Asia offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul and Taiwan. The job is part political advocacy, and part brand-building for Alberta’s oil, timber, beef and other resources.

Gary served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2007 and prior to his diplomatic postings held several Cabinet portfolios – Community Development; Health and Wellness; Education; Environment; and International and Intergovernmental Relations. On December 3, 2007, he was appointed the Official Representative for Alberta in Washington, D.C., and worked in the Embassy of Canada in Washington/Canadian Embassy with the official title of Minister-Counsellor of the Province of Alberta to the United States. In March 2011, he resigned his post in order to seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in its Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election, 2011/2011 leadership election.

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