Mary_LeMessurier

Mary LeMessurier

Mary LeMessurier

Canadian politician

Mary Jean LeMessurier (née Murray; June 12, 1929 – March 11, 2018) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986 as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus. She served as Minister of Culture under Premier Peter Lougheed.

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Political career

LeMessurier was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 general election. She won the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre to hold it for the Progressive Conservative party.[2] After the election Premier Peter Lougheed appointed her Minister of Culture.[3]

LeMessurier was re-elected in the 1982 election.[4] On June 12, 1985 she declared Alberta Government House a provincial historical site.[5] She kept her portfolio after Don Getty became premier in November 1985.[6] She was defeated in the 1986 general election by William Roberts.[7]

After her defeat, she served as Agent General of Alberta for six years. On October 21, 1998, she was appointed to the Order of Canada.[3]

References

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    "Mary LeMessurier".
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    "Edmonton-Centre results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
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    "Mary J. LeMessurier, C.M." Governor General of Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
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    "Edmonton-Centre results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
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    "Government House". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
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    "Getty takes oath as Alberta premier". Vol 113 No 319. Winnipeg Free Press. November 2, 1985. p. 37.
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    "Edmonton-Centre results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
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