Residence Calgary, Alberta Name Rod Love Occupation political strategist Role Polit. | Spouse(s) Charlene Education University of Alberta Children 3 | |
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Born August 5, 1953 ( 1953-08-05 ) Yorkton, Saskatchewan Alma mater University of Alberta
University of Calgary Known for Former chief of staff for Ralph Klein Died October 26, 2014, Calgary, Canada | ||
Roderick Michael Love (August 5, 1953 – October 26, 2014) was a Canadian political strategist. He served as chief of staff to Ralph Klein during Klein's tenure as Mayor of Calgary and Premier of Alberta.
Political career
He was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan in 1953. In 1992, he ran in the Calgary-Buffalo by-election as Progressive Conservative, receiving just 15% of the vote. In 1998, he established Rod Love Consulting Inc.
Love attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary and is a member of the board of governors of the University of Calgary and the Canada West Foundation.
In 2012, Love was a co-host with Karin Klassen of Type A, a CBC Radio One talk show about the Canadian economy. He died at home surrounded by his family on October 26, 2014 of pancreatic cancer, aged 61.