Paul Langevin (politician)

Paul Andre Joseph Langevin (January 15, 1942 – November 11, 2008) is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.

Political career

Langevin first ran as a Liberal candidate in the St. Paul electoral district in the 1989 Alberta general election. He was defeated by incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA John Drobot.[1]

Langevin ran for the Liberals a second time and was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election winning the new riding of Lac La Biche-St. Paul. He won the riding defeating two other candidates in a closely contested race.[2] In 1994 he left the Liberal caucus and sat as an Independent. On April 24, 1995 he joined the Progressive Conservatives giving up Independent status.[3] He ran for a second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election. He won re-election with a reduced popular vote in a six way race.[4]

On October 5, 2000 he announced a 1.2million dollar project to build the Lakeland Interpretive Centre and Regional Leisure Complex and a quarter of a million dollar grant to restore the Lac La Biche Mission Historic Site as part of the provinces centennial celebrations.[5] Langevin retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 2001.

On November 11, 2008, Paul Langevin died in St. Paul, Alberta at the age of 66.

References

  1. ↑ "St. Paul 1989 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  2. ↑ La Biche-St. Paul "Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1993 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Legislative Reports Vol 18 no 3, 1995". Canadian Parliamentary Review. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  4. ↑ La Biche-St. Paul "Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1997 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  5. ↑ "Paul Langevin news release". Government of Alberta. October 5, 2000. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
New District		 MLA Lac La Biche-St. Paul
1993–2001 		Succeeded by
Ray Danyluk