Don Scott

Keith Donald Charles Scott (born c. 1966) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, and as an MLA and Cabinet minister for the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta. He currently works for the Métis Nation of Alberta as an executive director. Municipal councillor Scott was elected as a Ward 1 councillor for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo during the October 2010 election, and was one of six councillors representing Fort McMurray. During his term he also sat on the board for the Wood Buffalo Housing and Development Corporation (WBEDC), a subsidized housing organization in Fort McMurray. Provincial politics 2012 Alberta general election On November 30, 2011, Scott announced he was running to be the MLA candidate with the Progressive Conservative party for the 2012 Alberta general election. He was named the party's candidate in Fort McMurray-Conklin on January 17, 2012.