Greg McLean (politician)


Greg McLean is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
He defeated former cabinet minister Kent Hehr by 20,000 votes.
McLean is a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights and is the Conservative Party's Deputy Shadow Critic for National Revenue. His questions and speeches in the House of Commons have focused primarily on issues related to natural resources, mainly oil and gas, and to issues of finance and government spending, deficit and debt. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he spoke about the efficacy of government programs and expenditures, and in particular, about the Canada Student Service Grant and its sole-source contract to the WE charity . He participated in a Calgary news conference with other MPs calling for the "Not Criminally Responsible" designation to be reviewed ; and has spoken out in support of democracy in Hong Kong.
Before his election, McLean was a financial professional for 20 years, working with oil & gas and technology start-ups amongst other industries. He was a Chartered Investment Manager, registered as a Portfolio Manager with the Alberta Securities Commission and served as a director of a public oil and gas company and director of a private oil and gas services technology company. Early in his career, he spent six years advising two Cabinet Ministers in Ottawa, Hon. Harvie Andre and Hon. Jean Corbeil, providing insight into government and regulatory decision-making.
McLean has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Alberta, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
He and his wife Ruth Pogue have four grown sons.

Electoral record