John Oldring
The Honourable John Oldring | |
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MLA for Red Deer-South | |
In office 1986–1993 | |
Succeeded by | Victor Doerksen |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-09-01) September 1, 1952 (age 71) |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
John Oldring ECA (born September 2, 1952)[1] is a former municipal provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Red Deer City Council from 1974 to 1986 before becoming a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.
Political career
Oldring served for 12 years as a city councillor for the Red Deer City Council. He was first elected in 1974 and retired in 1986 to run for a seat in the Alberta Legislature.[2] He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the provincial general election held that year in the new electoral district of Red Deer South. Oldring won the district easily defeating two other candidates.[3] He stood for a second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election. He won his second term increasing his plurality.[4] Oldring was appointed to the cabinet by Premier Don Getty after the election in 1989. He served as Minister of Family and Social Services and decided to run as a candidate in the 1992 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention, eventually losing to Ralph Klein.[5] After the leadership election Oldring was not reappointed to the cabinet and retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 1993.
References
- ^ Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1993. ISBN 9780921925316.
- ^ "Aldermen/Councillors: 1901 - 2004". The City of Red Deer. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ "Red Deer-South results 1986". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ "Red Deer-South results 1989". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ Larry Johnsrude (August 31, 2006). "Preston Manning Lite?". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
External links
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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Preceded by New District | MLA Red Deer South 1986-1993 | Succeeded by Victor Doerksen |
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