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"Before being elected to public office, Marg was a teacher and administrator with the Peace River School Division for more than 20 years. She left public education to take an executive position as vice president at the Fairview Campus of Grande Prairie Regional College. "
Seeing the energy minister is more qualified to run an educational institution than the O&G sector, move to find work isn't out of line with her qualification.