Peter Lougheed
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| Edgar Peter Lougheed PC, CC, AOE, QC, BA, LL.B, MBA, LL.D |
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| Image:PeterLougheed.png The Hon. Peter Lougheed |
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10th Premier of Alberta
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| In office 1971 – 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Harry E. Strom |
| Succeeded by | Donald Getty |
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| Born | July 26, 1928 Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Religion | Anglican [1] |
Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985.
Lougheed is the grandson of Sir James Alexander Lougheed. In 1950, he received a BA degree, and in 1952, he received a LL.B degree, both from the University of Alberta. While in Edmonton as a student, he played football for the Edmonton Eskimos (for two seasons, 1949 and 1950) and served as President of the Students' Union and of the Alberta Chapter of Delta Upsilon. In 1954, he received a MBA degree from Harvard University.
In 1965, he was elected leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives. The party won the 1971 provincial election, with 49 of the 75 seats in the legislature, defeating the Social Credit Party which had governed the province since the 1935 election. Lougheed established a Tory dynasty in the province that has continued uninterrupted since then. Lougheed led his party to victory in the 1975, 1979 and 1982 provincial elections.
As Premier, Lougheed furthered the development of the oil and gas resources, and started the Alberta Heritage Fund as a way of ensuring that the exploitation of non-renewable resources would be of long-term benefit to Alberta. He also introduced the Alberta Bill of Rights. Lougheed quarrelled with Pierre Trudeau's federal Liberal government over its 1980 introduction of the National Energy Program. The successful Calgary bid to host the 1988 Winter Olympics was developed during Lougheed's terms.
From 1996–2002, Lougheed served as Chancellor of Queen's University.
Lougheed currently sits on the boards of a variety of organizations and corporations.
[edit] Honours
Lougheed was styled "The Honourable" for the duration of his membership in the Executive Council of Alberta from 1971 to 1986. When he was appointed a privy councillor (postnominal: "PC") on April 17, 1982, the style "The Honourable" was extended for life. In 1986, he was named a Companion of the Order of Canada (postnominal: "CC"), and in 1989 he was named to the Alberta Order of Excellence (postnominal: "AOE"). In 2001 he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
The Peter Lougheed Provincial Park was named after him in Alberta, and an acute care hospital has been named the Peter Lougheed Centre.
[edit] References
- "Why a Notwithstanding Clause?" at Library and Archives Canada
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by Donald S. Fleming |
MLA Calgary West 1967-1986 |
Succeeded by Elaine McCoy |
| Preceded by Harry E. Strom |
Premier of Alberta 1971-1985 |
Succeeded by Donald Getty |
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| Preceded by Agnes Benidickson |
Chancellor of Queen's University 1996–2002 |
Succeeded by A. Charles Baillie |
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