The 1997 Alberta general election was held on March 11,1997,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Wayne Cao is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,where he represented the district of Calgary-Fort as a Progressive Conservative. He was first elected in the 1997 provincial election and was re-elected four times. He is perhaps best known as the sponsor of the legislation that led to the enshrining of Alberta. In April 2008,he elected as the Legislature's Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees and served in that position for the 27th Legislature. Mr. Cao also served as a member of the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship.
The 1993 Alberta general election was held on June 15,1993,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Conservative government was re-elected,taking 51 seats out of 83 but only having support of 45 percent of voters.
Edmonton Meadowlark was a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada,mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 2019.
Ronald D. Ghitter is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from August 30,1971 to March 13,1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. Ghitter was appointed to the Senate of Canada on March 25,1993 where he sat as a senator from Alberta until his retirement on March 31,2000.
Alice Ann Hanson was a politician from Alberta,Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997 as a member of the Liberal caucus in opposition.
James Gurnett is a former politician from Alberta,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1985 until 1986. He is currently the principal of Common Place Services,doing a variety of consulting work,primarily with NGOs.
Eugene Zwozdesky,was a Canadian politician in the province of Alberta. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2015,and was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2015.
Dan Backs is a politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected as a Liberal candidate in the 2004 provincial election,but was kicked out of the Liberal caucus by leader Kevin Taft,who cited concerns about Backs' ability to work as a member of a team. He sat as an independent thereafter and,after failing to secure the Progressive Conservative nomination for his riding,sought re-election in that capacity as well. He finished third in the riding in the 2008 election.
Rajnish K. "Raj" Sherman is an Alberta politician and former Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Meadowlark;which he formerly represented as a Progressive Conservative. Sherman was elected leader of the Liberal Party on September 10,2011,and led the party through the 2012 provincial election. He announced his immediate resignation on January 26,2015,and that he will not be running for a third term as MLA in the next provincial election.
Robert Harmen "Rob" Anderson is a Canadian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta;he represented the constituency of Airdrie. He was a Progressive Conservative until he crossed the floor on January 4,2010 to join the Wildrose Party. He was reelected in the 2012 Alberta general election,with 16 other Wildrose MLAs to form the Official Opposition.
Howard Sapers is currently working as a policy consultant and subject matter expert. His engagements have included advising governments on corrections reform,oversight mechanisms,use of force and solitary confinement. Between January 1,2017 and December 31,2018,he was as appointed as the Independent Advisor on Corrections Reform to the Ontario provincial government,having previously served as the Correctional Investigator of Canada from 2004-2016,public servant and former provincial politician from Alberta,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,representing Edmonton-Glenora from 1993 until 2001. He was born in Toronto,Ontario.
William Robinson Howson was a politician,judge,debt collector,soldier,banker,and real estate agent from Alberta,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1936 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition. He led the caucus and the party from 1932 to 1936.
Matthew James Arthur Jeneroux is a Canadian politician who has been elected to the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 federal election. He is the Founder of Hi Dad Foundation,a mental health foundation focused on raising awareness about the importance of men’s mental health. He represents the electoral district of Edmonton Riverbend as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada caucus and is the Shadow Minister of Housing &Diversity &Inclusion. During the 43rd Canadian Parliament Jeneroux's private member bill An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code was adopted with all party support to extend bereavement leave from 5 to 10 days and entitle employees already on compassionate care leave to also claim bereavement leave.
Thomas Kyle Dang is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-South West. Dang is the youngest MLA to ever be elected in Alberta. He currently sits as an independent MLA.
Christina Gray is a Canadian politician. She is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. First elected in 2015,in 2019 Gray was re-elected as the member representing Edmonton-Mill Woods.
Douglas Todd Loewen is a Canadian politician and the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Central Peace-Notley. Loewen was first elected in 2015 as a member of the Wildrose Party for the electoral district of Grande Prairie-Smoky. He was afterward elected in Central Peace-Notley as a member of the United Conservative Party and currently sits as an independent.
Tomasz Kmiec is a Polish-Canadian politician who serves the Member of Parliament for Calgary Shepard in the House of Commons of Canada. Additionally,he is the Conservative Party of Canada's National Caucus Chair,and oversees meetings of the parliamentary caucuses of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition.
Janis Irwin is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2019 Alberta general election. She represents the electoral district of Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood as a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. She serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Status of Women and LGBTQ2S+ Issues,and is the Official Opposition Deputy Whip.
Jasvir Singh Deol is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Meadows. He was previously the federal NDP candidate for the riding of Edmonton Mill Woods during the 2015 Canadian election. Born and raised in Punjab,Deol immigrated to Canada from India in 1993.
