Wallace Warren Cross

Wallace Warren Cross (September 23, 1887 – July 1973) was a medical doctor and long serving politician from Alberta, Canada.

Wallace was elected in the 1935 Alberta general election for the Alberta Social Credit Party for the Hand Hills district. He served 6 terms in office retiring from provincial politics in 1959.

Wallace became minister of health under Premier William Aberhart. During his time as minister, he opened a series of cancer clinics across the province, and actively focused the Department of Healths resources on cancer treatment.

The Cross Cancer Institute opened in 1968, is named in his honor.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Gordon Forster
MLA Hand Hills
1935-1959
Succeeded by
Clinton Keith French