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Len Werry

Len Werry

Canadian politician

Leonard Frank Werry (May 30, 1927 – February 25, 1973) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 until his death in 1973 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Alberta, of Premier Peter Lougheed from 1971 to 1973.

Quick Facts Leonard "Len" F. Werry, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta ...

Political career

Werry ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Northwest Calgary riding of Calgary Bowness in the 1967 Alberta general election. He defeated former Member of Parliament Charles Johnston in a hotly contested election to pick up that seat for the opposition Progressive Conservatives.[2]

Werry ran for a second term in office in Calgary-Foothills in the 1971 Alberta general election as Calgary Bowness was abolished through redistricting. He picked up the new riding with a more comfortable result.[3]

The Progressive Conservative party formed government in 1971. Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Werry as Minister of Telephones and Utilities. He died in a car accident in 1973.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Calgary Bowness results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Calgary-Foothills results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  4. [4]
    Society of Industrial Accountants of Canada; Society of Management Accountants of Canada; Canadian Society of Cost Accountants; Canadian Society of Cost Accountants & Industrial Engineers (1973). "Cost and Management". CMA: The Management Accounting Magazine. 47–48. Society of Management Accountants of Canada. ISSN 0010-9592. Retrieved November 16, 2014.


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