Lorne Taylor

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Lorne Taylor
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 15, 1993 November 22, 2004
Preceded by Alan Hyland
Succeeded by Len Mitzel
Constituency Cypress-Medicine Hat
Personal details
Born1944 (age 7677)
Manitoba, Canada
Political party Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Alma mater University of Calgary
Professionprofessor

Lorne Taylor (born 1944) is a former tenured professor and member of the provincial legislature of Alberta, Canada.

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Political career

Taylor was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He defeated three other candidates including Al Strom of the Social Credit with a large plurality. He won his second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election, with a larger plurality defeating three other candidates. [1] In 1999 Taylor was appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Science and Innovation. [2] He won his third term in office in the 2001 Alberta general election. This time Taylor won in a landslide defeating two other candidates. [3] He was appointed to serve as Minister of the Environment and retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 2004. [2]

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References

  1. "Cypress-Medicine Hat Official Results 1993 and 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Lorne Taylor Biography". Canadian Water Network. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
  3. "Cypress-Medicine Hat Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
New District
MLA Cypress-Medicine Hat
1993-2004
Succeeded by
Leonard Mitzel