Tom Thurber
Tom Thurber | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1989–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Shirley Cripps (Drayton Valley) |
| Succeeded by | Tony Abbott (Drayton Valley-Calmar) |
| Constituency | Drayton Valley (1989–1993) Drayton Valley-Calmar (1993–2001) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1934 Herronton, Alberta |
| Died | March 7, 2010 (aged 75) Rimbey, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta |
| Occupation | farmer |
Thomas George Thurber was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989. He was born in Herronton, Alberta.[1]
Political career
[edit]Thurber was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1989 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Drayton Valley holding it for the Progressive Conservatives by a wide margin.[2] Drayton Valley was abolished in 1993 and reconstituted into Drayton Valley-Calmar. He ran for re-election in the 1993 Alberta general election and won the new riding with an increased plurality. He ran for a third term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election winning the biggest margin of his career defeating three other candidates.[3] In July 1999 Thurber was one of three Alberta MLAs to participate in the Partnership of Parliaments parliamentarian exchange program with Germany.[4] He retired from public politics at dissolution of the legislature in 2001.
References
[edit]- ^ "Former MLA dies | Local | News | Drayton Valley Western Review". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ "Drayton Valley Official Results 1989". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Drayton Valley-Calmar Official Results 1997". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "C P A - Alberta Branch 1999 Annual Report". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
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