Dave Taylor (born September 20, 1953) is a Canadian politician and former radio talk show host who represented the electoral division of Calgary-Currie in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

[4][5] Born in 1953 in Sarnia,[6] Taylor worked in Ontario as a broadcast journalist for many years, most notably at the legendary CHUM, Toronto, before accepting the job of News Director at CKIK-FM (now CFGQ-FM) in Calgary in 1985.

He later moved to CHQR and hosted a daytime talk show until he took a leave of absence to run in the November 22, 2004 provincial election.

In the new legislature, he serves on the following committees; After the Alberta Liberals lost more seats in the 2008 general election Kevin Taft resigned as leader.

He believed that the Alberta Liberal party had a lot to build on, and he hoped as a leader to have the opportunity to get the sixty percent of Albertans who stayed home on election day re-engaged in the political process.