Kiel Giddens Explained

Kiel Giddens (born 1984 or 1985^[1]) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Prince George-Mackenzie as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.^{[2] [3]}

Giddens was previously the BC United candidate for the same riding, however he switched to the BC Conservative Party after the former suspended its campaign to support the latter.^[4]

Prior to being elected as an MLA, Giddens was employed as Land, Community & Aboriginal Relations Liaison and later Public Affairs Manager for TC Energy's Coastal GasLink pipeline project from 2013 to 2022^[5], on behalf of which he met with the Government of British Columbia as a registered lobbyist 29 times.^[6]

See also

• 43rd Parliament of British Columbia

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018/19 Top 40 Under 40 finalist – Kiel Giddens MoveUpPrinceGeorge.ca . 2024-11-04 . 2018-09-03 . Move Up Prince George . en-CA.
2. Web site: BC election 2024 results: Prince George-Mackenzie Globalnews.ca . 2024-10-20 . Global News . en-CA.
3. Web site: Clarke . Ted . 2024-10-19 . Kiel Giddens elected in Prince George-Mackenzie . 2024-10-24 . Prince George Citizen . en.
4. Web site: 2024-09-04 . Kiel Giddens jumps to BC Conservatives for Prince George-Mackenzie run . 2024-10-24 . Prince George Citizen . en-CA.
5. Web site: 2024-10-30 . Kiel Giddens - Conservative Party of British Columbia . 2024-10-30 . LinkedIn.
6. Web site: 2024-10-30 . Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists BC Search Results . 2024-10-30 . www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca.