Lorne Taylor
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Lorne Taylor (born 1944) is a former tenured professor and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.
[edit] Political career
Taylor was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He defeated three other candidates including Al Strom of the Social Credit with a large plurality. He won his second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election, with a larger plurality defeating three other candidates.[1] In 1999 Taylor was appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Science and Innovation.[2] He won his third term in office in the 2001 Alberta general election. This time Taylor won in a landslide defeating two other candidates.[3] He was appointed to serve as Minister of the Environment and retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 2004.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Cypress-Medicine Hat Official Results 1993 and 1997 Alberta general election. Alberta Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b Lorne Taylor Biography. Canadian Water Network. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Cypress-Medicine Hat Official Results 2001 Alberta general election. Alberta Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
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Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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Preceded by New District |
MLA Cypress-Medicine Hat 1993-2004 |
Succeeded by Leonard Mitzel |