Gene Zwozdesky

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Gene Zwozdesky (born: July 24, 1948 Nipawin, Saskatchewan) is a politician and current cabinet minister from Alberta, Canada.

Gene was first elected in the 1993 Alberta general election as the Alberta Liberal Party defeating incumbent Marie Laing from the Alberta New Democratic Party. He was re-elected to the new riding of Edmonton Mill Creek in the 1997 Alberta general election.

In July 1998 Gene left the Liberal Party caucus and sat as an Independent member after a dispute over fiscal policy. He joined the governing Progressive Conservatives a month later. In the 2001 Alberta general election Gene won by a generous margin over the Liberal challenger Bharat Agnihotri.

Gene was appointed to the cabinet as Community Development Minister, after hanging on to his seat in the 2004 Alberta general election he was appointed Minister of Education.

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Preceded by
Marie Laing		 MLA Edmonton Avonmore
1993-1997		 Succeeded by
District Abolished
Preceded by
New District		 MLA Edmonton Mill Creek
1997-present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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