Gerard Amerongen
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Gerard "Gerry" Joseph Taets von Amerongen (born July 18, 1914) is a politician and lawyer from Alberta
, Canada
.
Amerongen first ran for Member of the Legislative Assembly
in the 1955 Alberta provincial election
for the Conservative Party in the Edmonton
district. He ended up finishing 18th on the first ballot and was eliminated in transfers.
He ran in the next three provincial general elections in various districts getting defeated each time. He was first elected in the 1971 Alberta provincial election
for Edmonton Meadowlark
. He became the first speaker for the Progressive Conservatives and held that role and Edmonton Meadowlark until 1986 when he was defeated by future Canadian Senator Grant Mitchell
.
Amerongon was the second sitting speaker to be defeated in Alberta
but the first sitting speaker to be defeated while his party retained a majority government.
He currently runs his own law firm, Gerard J. Amerongen law firm in Edmonton.
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...
.
Amerongen first ran for Member of the Legislative Assembly
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...
in the 1955 Alberta provincial election
Alberta general election, 1955
The Alberta general election of 1955 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1955 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
for the Conservative Party in the Edmonton
Edmonton (provincial electoral district)
Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955. The district was created when Alberta first became a province....
district. He ended up finishing 18th on the first ballot and was eliminated in transfers.
He ran in the next three provincial general elections in various districts getting defeated each time. He was first elected in the 1971 Alberta provincial election
Alberta general election, 1971
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
for Edmonton Meadowlark
Edmonton Meadowlark
Edmonton Meadowlark is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....
. He became the first speaker for the Progressive Conservatives and held that role and Edmonton Meadowlark until 1986 when he was defeated by future Canadian Senator Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell (politician)
-Early life:He received a B.A. degree from the University of Alberta and an M.A. degree from Queen's University. From 1976 to 1979, he worked as a public servant with the Government of Alberta...
.
Amerongon was the second sitting speaker to be defeated in 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...
but the first sitting speaker to be defeated while his party retained a majority government.
He currently runs his own law firm, Gerard J. Amerongen law firm in Edmonton.
External links
- Gerard J. Amerongen law firm
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta list of Speakers
- "Speaker's Ruling" by Gerard Amerongen: Canadian Parliamentary Review Vol. 8 No. 4 1985
- B.C. Legislature guest introduction, Gerard J. Amerongen February 3, 1977
- Ontario Legislature Guest introduction June 11, 1985
- Gerard Amerongen decision to recognize Grant Notely opposition leader over Raymond Speaker