Richard Pootmans

Richard Pootmans
Richard Pootmans
City of Calgary Councillor
	In office; October 18, 2010 – October 16, 2017
Preceded by	Joe Connelly
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Robert Michael Davison
Constituency	Ward 6
Personal details
Spouse(s)	Frances Wright
Residence	Signal Hill
Alma mater	University of Calgary; Mount Royal University; Carleton University[1]
Website	Official Website ; Official Facebook ; Official Twitter

Richard Pootmans was a municipal politician who was elected to serve as Calgary City Councillor for Ward 6.

Awards

Pootmans was the 2009 recipient of the Economic Development Alberta Economic Developer of the Year.[1]

Career before politics

Prior to being elected in 2010, Pootmans taught as an instructor for 5 years at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. He was Senior Business Development Manager, Real Estate – Calgary Economic Development, Financial Analyst; Vice President, Installations – SMED International, Consultant; Financial management, business strategy – TractionWorks, Co-owner – PORTS International stores, Calgary, and worked as a Landman – Hudson's Bay Oil & Gas, Dome Petroleum.[1]

Electoral record

2010 municipal election

Pootmans was first elected to serve Ward 6 in the 2010 election, taking 31% of the votes in a field of 10 candidates.[2]

2013 municipal election

Pootmans was reelected in the 2013 election by capturing 51% of the votes.[3]

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References

"About Councillor Richard Pootmans". City of Calgary. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
"Calgary municipal election, 2010 Official Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
"Calgary municipal election, 2013 Official Results". City of Calgary. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

External links

City of Calgary Ward 6 homepage

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[about-1] "About Councillor Richard Pootmans". City of Calgary. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

[2] "Calgary municipal election, 2010 Official Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

[3] "Calgary municipal election, 2013 Official Results". City of Calgary. Retrieved September 22, 2015.