Bridget Pastoor

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Bridget A. Pastoor

MLA for Lethbridge East
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Preceded by	Ken Nicol
Personal details
Born	Bridget Antoinette Brennan (1940-04-13) April 13, 1940 St. Boniface, Manitoba
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Other political affiliations	Liberal Party 2004-2011
Residence	Lethbridge, Alberta

Bridget Antoinette Brennan Pastoor (born April 13, 1940) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as a member of the Alberta legislative assembly since 22 November 2004.

Pastoor began her political life when she ran in the 1998 election for a seat on the Lethbridge City Council in Lethbridge, Alberta. After serving two terms on city council and with the resignation of Alberta Liberal Party leader Ken Nicol, she decided to run in the 2004 provincial election to take his place in the Lethbridge East riding. She won the riding with 5,340 votes, beating her nearest competitor Rod Fong by 637 votes.

Political career

Pastoor was elected to her first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Lethbridge-East on November 22, 2004. She was re-elected on March 3, 2008.

On November 21, 2011, Pastoor crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Alison Redford.^[1] Pastoor was re-elected in the 2012 provincial election under the Progressive Conservative banner.

Liberal MLA Bridget Pastoor

References

↑ Braid, Don (2011-11-21). "Liberal MLA Bridget Pastoor crosses floor to join Tories". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2011-11-21

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography

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Persondata
Name	Pastoor, Bridget
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	1940-04-13
Place of birth	St. Boniface, Manitoba
Date of death
Place of death

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