Richard Wilson is a Canadian politician elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin in the 30th Alberta Legislature.
[1][2] On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Indigenous Relations.
[3] Before being elected as an MLA, Wilson served as a councillor for the County of Wetaskiwin as well as on the Wetaskiwin Regional Public School Board[4][5] He also owned and operated multiple businesses relating to construction and ranching.
Him and his wife, Rose, live on their ranch which has been in his family for over 100 years.
[6] Bill 14 Wilson says is “generating sustainable revenue streams for First Nations and Métis communities by removing barriers to investment capital for major projects” resulting in more than $400 million in major resource projects.