RJ Sigurdson
RJ Sigurdson is a Canadian politician from Alberta. He has been the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation since June 9, 2023, and the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Highwood since April 16, 2019. He is a member of the United Conservative Party and lives in Okotoks, Alberta.
Sigurdson was elected in 2019 to the 30th Alberta Legislature. In February 2021, he voiced concerns about the 2020 decision to rescind the coal policy from 1976. He supports protecting the watershed of southern Alberta and the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies.
On April 6, 2021, after Premier Jason Kenney announced stricter Level 1 COVID-19 restrictions, Sigurdson joined 16 other UCP MLAs in an open letter asking the premier to roll back the measures. The signatories represented ridings outside Calgary and Edmonton.
A recall petition against Sigurdson was approved by Elections Alberta on November 14, 2025. Signature collection runs from November 25, 2025 to February 22, 2026, requiring 15,788 signatures.
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