John Gogo

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John Gogo is a former provincial politician and career soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces. From 1949 to 1962 he served as a in the Canadian Army attaining the rank of Sargent. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993.

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[edit] Early life

Gogo joined the Canadian Armed Forces. He went overseas and served in combat in the Korea War.[1] In 1972 Gogo became President of the Rotary Club of Lethbridge.[2]

[edit] Political career

Gogo ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1975 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA Richard Gruenwald by a wide margin to win his first term in office and pickup the seat for the Progressive Conservatives.[3] He was re-elected in the 1979 Alberta general election significantly increasing his popular vote.[4] In the 1982 Alberta general election Gogo won a landslide, the largest plurality of political his career as he defeated four other candidates.[5] He would loose almost 5,000 votes from his 1982 total running for a fourth term in office in the 1986 Alberta general election[6] [7]

[edit] Late life

On May 31, 2007 Gogo was awarded an honorary honorary doctorate degree from the University of Lethbridge.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2007 Honorary Degree Recipients, Senate Award Winner. University of Lethbridge (March 8, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  2. ^ History of the Club Lethbridge. The Rotary Club of Lethbridge. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  3. ^ Lethbridge-West election results 1975. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  4. ^ Lethbridge-West election results 1979. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  5. ^ Lethbridge-West election results 1982. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  6. ^ Lethbridge-West election results 1986. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  7. ^ Lethbridge-West election results 1989. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  8. ^ Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly of Alberta, June 6, 2007, page 1582

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Richard Gruenwald		 MLA Lethbridge West
1975-1993		 Succeeded by
Clint Dunford
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