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Gary Glen Mar QC, (; born July 26, 1962) is a 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.〔http://www.albertacanada.com/hongkong/2183.aspx〕 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 Canadian Embassy with the official title of Minister-Counsellor of the Province of Alberta to the United States.〔http://www.international.alberta.ca/553.cfm 〕 In March 2011, he resigned his post in order to seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in its 2011 leadership election.〔("Mar resigns as Alberta's point man in Washington" ), ''Calgary Herald'', March 15, 2011〕〔("Gary Mar announces Alberta Tory leadership bid" ), ''Edmonton Journal'', March 16, 2011〕 == Early life == Gary was born in Calgary, Alberta as the grandson of Chinese immigrants who came to what is now Alberta before it became a province. He was named after actor Gary Cooper and astronaut John Glenn. The son and grandson of entrepreneurs, Gary spent his early years working in his family's restaurants and other businesses. Gary graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) at the University of Calgary (1984) and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Alberta (1987). Before serving Albertans as an elected Member of the Alberta Legislature, Gary had a broad general practice including criminal, civil, corporate, commercial and real estate law in Calgary, Alberta. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1994, an honorary designation conferred by the Crown in Commonwealth countries and recognized by the courts. Gary was the youngest person in the British Commonwealth to be appointed Queen's Counsel. From 1987 to 1990 Gary worked at the law firm MacKimmie Matthews, Barristers and Solicitors in Calgary and corporate, commercial, and real estate law at Code Hunter, Barristers and Solicitors from 1990 to 1992. He also practiced general law in Calgary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Mar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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