Richard Gruenwald

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Richard "Dick" David Gruenwald
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 1971–1975
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	John Gogo
Constituency	Lethbridge-West
Personal details
Born	(1917-01-22)January 22, 1917 Warner, Alberta
Died	February 24, 2010(2010-02-24) (aged 93) Lethbridge, Alberta^[1]
Political party	Social Credit

Richard "Dick" David Gruenwald (January 22, 1917 – February 24, 2010) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in the official opposition.

Political career

Gruenwald ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election. He won the new electoral district of Lethbridge-West by a wide margin defeating two other candidates to pick it for the Social Credit party who had been defeated from government in that election.^[2]

He ran for a second term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election but was defeated in the three way race by Progressive Conservative candidate John Gogo after his popular vote collapsed, he finished a distant second place.^[3]

References

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↑ "Lethbridge-West results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
↑ "Lethbridge-West results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 9, 2009.

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing

Persondata
Name	Gruenwald, Richard
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	January 22, 1917
Place of birth	Warner, Alberta
Date of death	February 24, 2010
Place of death	Lethbridge, Alberta

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