Dan Muys

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Dan Muys

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| riding1 = Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North
{{small|Flamborough—Glanbrook (2021–2025)}}

| parliament1 = Canadian

| term_start1 = September 20, 2021

| predecessor1 = David Sweet

| birth_place = Copetown, Ontario

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|25}}{{cite web|title=Meet Flamborough-Glanbrook's Conservative candidate Dan Muys|url=https://www.thestar.com/local-flamborough/news/federal-election/2021/08/25/meet-flamborough-glanbrook-s-conservative-candidate-dan-muys.html?itm_source=parsely-api|date=August 25, 2021|publisher=The Review (Flamborough)|accessdate=September 22, 2021}}

| profession = Communications/PR professional

| nationality = Canadian

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| party = Conservative

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| residence = Lynden, Ontario

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Dan Muys (born December 25, 1970) is a Canadian politician and public relations consultant{{Cite news |date=2021-09-21 |title=Narrow win by Dan Muys keeps Flamborough-Glanbrook blue |language=en |work=The Hamilton Spectator |url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2021/09/21/narrow-win-by-dan-muys-keeps-flamborough-glanbrook-blue.html |access-date=2022-09-27 |issn=1189-9417}} who serves in the House of Commons of Canada as the Member of Parliament for Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North.

A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, he was elected in the 2021 Canadian federal election.

Prior to being elected, Muys worked behind the scenes politically for many years.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-20 |title=Mountain too close to call — Green, Tassi re-elected, new candidates Collins, Muys elected |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-ridings-results-1.6183221 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=CBC News}} From 2008–2020, he was the Chief of Staff for his predecessor, former MP David Sweet. He has held office positions at Queen’s Park and on Parliament Hill, including the provincial Minister’s Office for Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade,{{Cite web |date=2018-09-14 |title=Official Report of Debates (Hansard) No. 19 |url=https://www.ola.org/sites/default/files/node-files/hansard/document/pdf/2018/2018-11/14-AUG-2018_L019.pdf |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=Ontario Legislative Assembly}} and for Brian Mulroney-era federal trade minister Michael Wilson.{{Cite web |last=Peesker |first=Saira |date=2021-09-21 |title=Meet Hamilton's new MPs, Chad Collins and Dan Muys |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/new-mps-1.6184350 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=CBC News}} He is also the Ontario PC Party Regional Vice President for South Central Ontario.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-14 |title=Your PC Party Executive |url=https://ontariopc.ca/executive/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Ontario PC Party}}

Muys worked in the private sector for 20 years as a public relations and communications consultant, mostly in the sectors of agriculture, agri-food and energy.{{Cite web |last=Craggs |first=Samantha |date=2021-09-17 |title=Riding profile: Flamborough-Glanbrook candidates tell you why they're qualified |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/flamborough-glanbrook-1.6175647 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=CBC News}} His work included large-scale projects with Cargill and TransCanada (now TC Energy). A Cargill campaign that he managed led to a CAMA award for public relations in 2004.{{Cite web |date=January 2005 |title=Strategic use of PR yields success for Cargill unit |url=https://www.agrimarketing.com/show_story.php?id=30267 |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=AgriMarketing}}

His community involvement includes serving as a board member for both the [https://www.rbg.ca/ Royal Botanical Gardens]{{Cite web |date=November 2020 |title=Royal Botanical Gardens Annual Summary 2020 |url=https://www.rbg.ca/app/uploads/RBG-AR-2020.pdf?x87889 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=Royal Botanical Gardens}} and Canadian Public Relations Society,{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=CPRS Hamilton Board of Directors |url=https://www.cprshamilton.ca/board-of-directors |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Canadian Public Relations Society}} as well as membership with the Ancaster Rotary Club.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-14 |title=Committee List |url=https://www.ancasterrotaryam.org/page/commities-and-pod-list |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Rotary Club of Ancaster}}

In 2021, Muys was acclaimed as the federal Conservative candidate for Flamborough-Glanbrook upon the retirement of David Sweet.

Muys currently serves as Associate Shadow Minister for Transport.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-12 |title=Pierre Poilievre announces Inflation-busting Conservative Shadow Cabinets |url=https://www.conservative.ca/pierre-poilievre-announces-inflation-busting-conservative-shadow-cabinet/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Conservative Party of Canada}}

He previously served as the Deputy Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-21 |title=Deputy Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities |url=https://danmuysmp.ca/2021/11/12/deputy-shadow-minister-for-infrastructure-and-communities/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=DanMuysMP}}

He is married and lives in Lynden, Ontario.