Tanya Fir ECA MLA (born 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Peigan in the 30th Alberta Legislature. She is a member of the United Conservative Party.

Background

Born in Cranbrook, Fir moved to Calgary with her family in 1985.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Fir was employed with Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) for 16 years as a Human Resources Advisor.

Fir holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a concentration in Management of Organizations and Human Resources from the University of Calgary.

Political Activity

In August 2018, Fir beat former Ontario MP Jeff Watson and past Wildrose candidate Jeevan Mangat to secure her party's nomination. Her nomination campaign manager was longtime provincial Conservative party organizer Craig Chandler.

On April 30, 2019, she was appointed to be the Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Tourism in the Executive Council of Alberta, holding that role until August 25, 2020. In January 2021, Fir was found to be vacationing in Las Vegas despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and advisory against nonessential travel. She was demoted from her committee duties as a result. Fir was later appointed Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction on July 8, 2021, and Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation on August 26, 2022. Fir held these roles until October 23, 2022. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women on October 24, 2022.

On June 9, 2023, Fir was appointed Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women.

Fir has sat on several committees of the Legislative Assembly including the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, the Standing Committee on Members' Services and others. In addition to this service, Fir has been a member of the Social Services Cabinet Policy Committee.

Fir has spoken to her opposition to red tape and has sponsored two bills to which deal with reducing it. Fir has also been the sponsor of Bill 23, as well as Bill 33 which sought to increase investment in Alberta.

Electoral record

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Peigan
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Tanya Fir	11,892	55.02	-4.81
	New Democratic	Denis Ram	9,095	42.08	+12.84
	Green	Shaun Pulsifer	626	2.90	–
Total			21,613	99.36	–
Rejected and declined			139	0.64
Turnout			21,752	62.27
Eligible voters			34,932
	United Conservative hold		Swing		-8.82
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta

v t e 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Peigan
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Tanya Fir	13,353	59.83%	0.74%
	New Democratic	Joe Pimlott	6,527	29.25%	-6.32%
	Alberta Party	Ronald Reinhold	1,534	6.87%	–
	Liberal	Jaro Giesbrecht	425	1.90%	0.26%
	Freedom Conservative	Sheyne Espey	299	1.34%	–
	Alberta Independence	Will Hatch	180	0.81%	–
Total			22,318	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			165	50	2
Eligible electors / turnout			33,899	66.33%	–
	United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "22 - Calgary-Peigan, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 84–87. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.