Ed Klop
Encyclopedia
Ed Klop is a politician and business man from Red Deer
, Alberta
Canada
born in 1966.
Klop is the President and Founder of Klop Construction based in Red Deer. Prior to starting his construction company, he was a dairy farmer.
He ran for the Alberta Alliance Party
in the 2004 provincial election
in Lacombe-Ponoka
and finished second with 18% of the vote.
Klop has been actively involved in the Alberta Alliance provincial council serving previously as the Vice President of Fundraising for the party.
On September 28, 2005, he officially joined the Alberta Alliance leadership election
as a surprise candidate announcing his candidacy eight days after the nomination deadline. Klop was one of four candidates in the race for leader, the other three are Marilyn Burns, Paul Hinman
and David Crutcher
. Despite an endorsement from outgoing leader Randy Thorsteinson
, Klop was eliminated from the race on the first ballot. The leadership race itself was held on November 18 to 19, 2005.
Klop ran for President of the Wildrose Alliance
party at the merger convention, he was defeated by Rob James. Klop ran as a Wildrose Alliance
candidate for Red Deer South
in the 27th Alberta general election
.
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
, Alberta
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...
born in 1966.
Klop is the President and Founder of Klop Construction based in Red Deer. Prior to starting his construction company, he was a dairy farmer.
He ran for the Alberta Alliance Party
Alberta Alliance Party
The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties...
in the 2004 provincial election
Alberta general election, 2004
The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 22, 2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
in Lacombe-Ponoka
Lacombe-Ponoka
Lacombe-Ponoka is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...
and finished second with 18% of the vote.
Klop has been actively involved in the Alberta Alliance provincial council serving previously as the Vice President of Fundraising for the party.
On September 28, 2005, he officially joined the Alberta Alliance leadership election
Alberta Alliance Party leadership election, 2005
The Alberta Alliance Party, a conservative political party in Alberta, Canada, held its second leadership election on November 18 and 19, 2005, in Red Deer, Alberta...
as a surprise candidate announcing his candidacy eight days after the nomination deadline. Klop was one of four candidates in the race for leader, the other three are Marilyn Burns, Paul Hinman
Paul Hinman
Paul Hinman is a provincial politician and small business entrepreneur from Alberta, Canada. He was formerly the leader of the Wildrose Alliance. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2004 to 2008 representing the electoral district of Cardston-Taber-Warner...
and David Crutcher
David Crutcher
David Crutcher is a politician and small business man from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He graduated from Brunel University in England in 1962 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.In 1994 David Crutcher founded Ramatek Inc...
. Despite an endorsement from outgoing leader Randy Thorsteinson
Randy Thorsteinson
Randy Thorsteinson is a politician and businessman in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.-Early years:Thorsteinson was born in Gimli, Manitoba spending his youth living in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta and Grande Prairie, Alberta.-Education:He graduated from St. Paul's High School...
, Klop was eliminated from the race on the first ballot. The leadership race itself was held on November 18 to 19, 2005.
Klop ran for President of the Wildrose Alliance
Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta
The Wildrose Party, formerly Wildrose Alliance Party, is a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It includes free market conservative, libertarian and socially conservative factions and was formed in 2008 following a merger of the Wildrose Party of Alberta and the Alberta...
party at the merger convention, he was defeated by Rob James. Klop ran as a Wildrose Alliance
Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta
The Wildrose Party, formerly Wildrose Alliance Party, is a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It includes free market conservative, libertarian and socially conservative factions and was formed in 2008 following a merger of the Wildrose Party of Alberta and the Alberta...
candidate for Red Deer South
Red Deer South
Red Deer South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The district was created from Red Deer in 1986....
in the 27th Alberta general election
27th Alberta general election
The Alberta general election of 2008 was the twenty-seventh general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 3, 2008 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
.