David John Russell
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David John Russell was a politician from Alberta, Canada.
David was elected to Calgary City Council and served as Alderman on two different occasions, the first time from 1960-1961 and then again from 1963 to 1967.
David was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a Progressive Conservative member in the 1967 Alberta general election for Calgary Victoria Park. David served one term as the member for that riding as a member for the Progressive Conservative opposition under Peter Lougheed. In the 1971 Alberta general election David was re-elected as the member for the new district of Calgary Elbow. The Progressive Conservative party formed government in that election. David served 5 terms as the member for the riding and retired in 1989.
David served as Deputy Premier from 1986-1989.
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| Preceded by New District |
MLA Calgary Victoria Park 1967-1971 |
Succeeded by District Abolished |
| Preceded by New District |
MLA Calgary Elbow 1971-1989 |
Succeeded by Ralph Klein |
