Barry Morishita

Leader of the Alberta Party

Incumbent

Assumed office
September 1, 2021
Preceded by| Jacquie Fenske (interim)
Mayor of Brooks
In office
2016–2021
Preceded by| Martin Shields
Succeeded by| John Petrie
President of the Alberta Urban Municipality Association
In office
2019–2021
Succeeded by| Angela Duncan
City Councilor of Brooks
In office
1998 - 2016
Personal details
Born| Brooks, Alberta
Political party| Alberta Party
Spouse(s)| Jeanne Morishita
Children| 2, including Marissa Wardrop
Alma mater| Rosemary High School

Barry Morishita is a Canadian politician currently serving as the leader of the Alberta Party. [1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Background
* 2 Political Career
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Background[edit]

Morishita's father, born in 1945 in Sunshine Valley, British Columbia, moved to Brooks, Alberta in the end of World War II where Barry would eventually be born. [3]

He graduated from Rosemary High School in 1983. [3]

In 1986, he married his wife Jeanne Morishita.

Before his entry into politics he owned and operated an auto part store along with some business partners.[3]

## Political Career[edit]

In 1988, Morishita was first elected in Brooks city council at the age of thirty.[4] He was elected Mayor of Brooks in 2016 [5] and president of the Alberta Urban Municipality Association in 2017.[6] In September of 2021, he stepped down from both roles to become leader of the Alberta Party after the resignation of former party leader Stephen Mandel.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "We Have a New Leader". Alberta Party. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
2. ↑ "Barry Morishita steps down as AUMA president to run for Alberta Party leader". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Morishita always wanted to serve his community, now province | Alberta | prairiepost.com". web.archive.org. 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
4. ↑ "Making the Alberta Party relevant is Barry Morishita's new job – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". Retrieved 2021-11-06.
5. ↑ "Brooks voters choose new mayor in byelection". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
6. ↑ https://www.auma.ca/sites/default/files/Events/Convention2019/2019_board_elections_with_bios.pdf
7. ↑ "Former Brooks mayor Barry Morishita new leader of Alberta Party | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

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