Derek Fox
Encyclopedia
Derek Fox is an insurance agent and former provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1986 to 1993.
as a candidate for the New Democrats
. He won the electoral district of Vegreville
defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Ron Rudkowsky and two other candidates in a hotly contested race. He ran for a second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election
winning an increased plurality defeating two other candidates. Vegreville was abolished in the boundary redistribution of 1993. Fox ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Vegreville-Viking
. He was defeated running in the general election
held that year, losing his seat to Progressive Conservative candidate Ed Stelmach
.
and became operator of the company's branch in Vegreville
. He also runs the Warwick Hall.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1986 to 1993.
Political career
Fox ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1986 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
as a candidate for the New Democrats
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
. He won the electoral district of Vegreville
Vegreville (provincial electoral district)
Vegreville was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...
defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Ron Rudkowsky and two other candidates in a hotly contested race. He ran for a second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
winning an increased plurality defeating two other candidates. Vegreville was abolished in the boundary redistribution of 1993. Fox ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Vegreville-Viking
Vegreville-Viking
Vegreville—Viking was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada from 1993 until 2004.-MLAs:The riding was represented by Ed Stelmach of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for its entire existence.-Election results:...
. He was defeated running in the general election
Alberta general election, 1993
The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
held that year, losing his seat to Progressive Conservative candidate Ed Stelmach
Ed Stelmach
Edward Michael "Ed" Stelmach, MLA is a Canadian politician and served as the 13th Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and speaks fluent Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a...
.
Late life
After being defeated from provincial politics, Fox joined Manulife FinancialManulife Financial
Manulife Financial Corporation , is a Canadian insurance company and financial services provider. Manulife Financial's global head office is located in Toronto, Canada and the Company has operations in 21 countries and territories worldwide.The Company operates in Canada and Asia through the brand...
and became operator of the company's branch in Vegreville
Vegreville, Alberta
-Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta...
. He also runs the Warwick Hall.