Frank Oberle Jr.

Frank Edward Oberle Jr. ECA (born October 27, 1957) is a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the provincial constituency of Peace River as a Progressive Conservative, from 2004 to 2015.

The Honourable Frank Oberle ECA
MLA for Peace River
In office 2004–2015
Preceded by	Gary Friedel
Succeeded by	Debbie Jabbour
Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security
In office 2010–2011
Minister of Sustainable Resource Development
In office 2011–2012
Minister of Aboriginal Relations
In office 2013–2014
Minister of Energy
In office 2014–2015
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-27) October 27, 1957 Ashcroft, British Columbia
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence(s)	Peace River, Alberta
Alma mater	University of New Brunswick
Occupation	Professional forester

Early life

Oberle was born in Ashcroft, British Columbia. He studied forest resource technology at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George in 1980. In 1988, he obtained a bachelor of science in forestry from the University of New Brunswick. Oberle won the Governor General's Award (gold medal) in forestry, the highest university achievement in 1988.

Oberle worked for Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. from 1988 until his election in 2004, first as a management forester and, subsequently, as senior forestry advisor. He is a registered professional forester (RPF) with the College of Professional Foresters (CAPF).

Oberle's father, Frank Oberle Sr., served as the Member of Parliament for Prince George—Peace River from 1972 to 1993. Frank Oberle Sr. served as the Minister of State for Science and Technology and, later, the Minister of Forestry under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

Political career

Oberle was first elected as MLA for Peace River in the 2004 provincial election with 55 per cent of the vote. During his first term, he served as a member of the Agenda and Priorities Committee, the Standing Committee on Resources and Environment, the Cabinet Policy Committee on Resources and the Environment, and the Energy Council. Oberle also served as chief government whip and deputy chair of the Members Services Committee prior to his appointment to cabinet.

Oberle was elected to a second term representing the constituency of Peace River in the 2008 provincial election, receiving 65 per cent of the vote. He served as chief government whip. Oberle also served as the deputy chair of the Special Standing Committee on Members Services and was a member of the Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing Committee. He was Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security from 2010 to 2011, Minister of Sustainable Resource Development from 2011 to 2012, Minister of Aboriginal Relations from 2013 to 2014 and Minister of Energy from 2014 to 2015.

Oberle was defeated in the 2015 election, and Debbie Jabbour of the Alberta New Democratic Party became MLA for Peace River.

Personal life

Oberle lives with his wife Debbie in Peace River. The couple has two children, Kevin and Sadie. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, woodworking, and river boating.

Election results

2004 Alberta general election: Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Oberle	2,884	54.90	-9.53
	Liberal	Adam Bourque	1,092	20.79	-5.51
	New Democratic	Stephen Crocker	546	10.39	+4.63
	Alberta Alliance	Garry Checknita	537	10.22
	Social Credit	Patsy Lindberg	194	3.70
Total valid votes			5,253
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			26
Eligible electors / Turnout			17,142	30.80	-5.62
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-7.52
Source(s) "Peace River Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 24, 2010.

2008 Alberta general election: Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Oberle	3,265	64.63	+9.73
	New Democratic	Adele Boucher Rymhs	1,248	24.70	+14.31
	Wildrose Alliance	George Beinert	539	10.67	+0.45
Total valid votes			5,052
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			29
Eligible electors / Turnout			18,921	26.70	-4.10
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-2.29
Source(s) The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 502–507.

2012 Alberta general election: Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Oberle	4,339	55.69	-8.94
	Wildrose	Alan Forsyth	2,213	28.40	+17.73
	New Democratic	Wanda Laurin	730	9.37	-15.33
	Liberal	Remi Tardif	509	6.53
Total valid votes			7,791
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			40
Registered electors / turnout			19,452	40.26	+13.56
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-13.34
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Peace River". Retrieved July 10, 2018.

2015 Alberta general election: Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Debbie Jabbour	3,821	39.37	+30.00
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Oberle	3,529	36.36	-19.33
	Wildrose	Nathan Steinke	1,979	20.39	-8.01
	Alberta Party	Sherry Hilton	376	3.87
Total valid votes			9,705
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			40
Registered electors / turnout			20,464	47.62	+7.36
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+24.67
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Peace River". Retrieved July 10, 2018.

External links

• Frank Oberle's web page