John Oldring
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John Oldring is a former municipal provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Red Deer city council from 1974 to 1986 before becoming a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.
[edit] Political career
Oldring served for twelve years as a member of the City Council for Red Deer, Alberta. He was first elected in 1974 and retired in 1986 to run for a seat in the Alberta Legislature.[1] He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the provincial general election held that year in the new electoral district of Red Deer South. Oldring won the district easily defeating two other candidates.[2] He stood for a second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election. He won his second term increasing his plurality. [3] Oldring was appointed to the cabinet by Premier Don Getty after the election in 1989. He served as Minister of Family and Social Services and decided to run as a candidate in the 1992 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention, eventually loosing to Ralph Klein.[4] After the leadership election Oldring was not reappointed to the cabinet and retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993.
[edit] References
- ^ Aldermen/Councillors: 1901 - 2004. The City of Red Deer. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
- ^ Red Deer-South results 1986. Alberta Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ Red Deer-South results 1989. Alberta Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ Larry Johnsrude (August 31, 2006). Preston Manning Lite?. Edmonton Journal. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
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| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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| Preceded by New District |
MLA Red Deer South 1986-1993 |
Succeeded by Victor Doerksen |
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