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  2. BornMarlaina Danielle Smith · April 1, 1971 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Political partyUnited Conservative · (since 2017)
    SpousesSean McKinsley (divorced) · David Moretta (m. 2006)
    Early life

    Marlaina Danielle Smith was born in Calgary on April 1, 1971, and is the second of five children. Her father Doug Smith, is an oilfield consultant and previously a board member for the Wildrose Party. She is named afte… See more

    Early political and media career

    In 1998, Smith entered politics when she ran for the board of trustees of the Calgary Board of Education. She won, but less than a year later, the chairwoman complained that the board had become dysfunctional. In respons… See more

    Early provincial political career (2009–2015)

    Smith quit the PC party in 2009 and joined the Wildrose Alliance. The Tories sent MLA Rob Anderson, one of the more fiscally conservative members of their caucus, to talk Smith out of it. Years later, Smith recalled tha… See more

    Out of politics (2015–2022)

    In the intervening period, Smith went on to host a talk radio program on CHQR in Calgary. On January 11, 2021, she announced that she was leaving her talk show and Twitter, citing attacks from Twitter trolls, … See more

     
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