Denis Herard

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Denis Herard is a politician from Alberta, Canada, and is the former Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLA for Calgary Egmont. He is French-Canadian, with fore-fathers coming majorly from Quebec.

Herard was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He served four terms as a back bench MLA for the Progressive Conservatives. On April 6, 2006 Herard was sworn into the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Advanced Education after Lyle Oberg was asked to leave caucus.

In late 2007, Herard announced he would not seek re-election in the next provincial election.

[edit] External links

• Denis Herard biography, Alberta Legislative Assembly

Preceded by David J. Carter

MLA Calgary Egmont 1993-2008

Succeeded by Jonathan Denis