Jake Josvanger

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Jake H. Josvanger was a former provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada.

[edit] Political career

Josvanger was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the provincial election held on June 29, 1955. He won the Bonnyville electoral district defeating two other candidates with just over 50% of the popular vote. He was elected later that year as a municipal councilor for the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 in the first election held after is creation in 1955.^[1] He would serve both political posts. Josvanger ran for a second term in office in the 1959 Alberta general election but was defeated by Carl Nordstrom representing the Social Credit party.