Henry Ruste
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Henry Arild Ruste was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1955 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and opposition. Ruste briefly served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Premier Ernest Manning
and Harry Strom
from 1965 to 1971.
. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Wainwright. In the race he defeated three other candidates by a comfortable margin to hold the seat for his party. He won a second term in office in the 1959 Alberta general election
. In that election he defeated three other candidates with a landslide margin of victory.
Ruste ran for a third term in office in the 1963 general election
. He improved his margin of victory from the last election winning another landslide.
Premier Ernest Manning
would appoint Ruste to the Executive Council of Alberta
for the first time on February 16, 1965 as the new Minister of Lands and Forests. Ruste would run for a fourth term in the 1967 general election
this time with ministerial advantage. He would win a straight fight over NDP candidate Glenn Valleau taking a super majority of almost 85% of the popular vote.
On July 16, 1968 Premier Harry Strom
would move Ruste to the Agriculture portfolio. He would briefly become Minister of Lands and Mines for the second time on December 12, 1968 and hold both portfolios until May 20, 1969.
Ruste would for a fifth term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election
. He would win another landslide in his district despite the Social Credit being defeated from government.
Ruste would serve his final term in the official opposition before retiring from the legislature at dissolution in 1975.
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 1955 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and opposition. Ruste briefly served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Premier Ernest Manning
Ernest Manning
Ernest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history...
and Harry Strom
Harry Strom
Harry Edwin Strom was the ninth Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 1968 to 1971. His two and a half years as Premier were the last of the thirty-six year Social Credit dynasty, as his defeat by Peter Lougheed saw its replacement by a new era Progressive Conservative government...
from 1965 to 1971.
Political career
Ruste ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1955 Alberta general electionAlberta 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....
. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Wainwright. In the race he defeated three other candidates by a comfortable margin to hold the seat for his party. He won a second term in office in the 1959 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1959
The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 18, 1959 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
. In that election he defeated three other candidates with a landslide margin of victory.
Ruste ran for a third term in office in the 1963 general election
Alberta general election, 1963
The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 17, 1963 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C...
. He improved his margin of victory from the last election winning another landslide.
Premier Ernest Manning
Ernest Manning
Ernest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history...
would appoint Ruste to the Executive Council of Alberta
Executive Council of Alberta
The Executive Council of Alberta is the cabinet of that Canadian province.Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size...
for the first time on February 16, 1965 as the new Minister of Lands and Forests. Ruste would run for a fourth term in the 1967 general election
Alberta general election, 1967
The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
this time with ministerial advantage. He would win a straight fight over NDP candidate Glenn Valleau taking a super majority of almost 85% of the popular vote.
On July 16, 1968 Premier Harry Strom
Harry Strom
Harry Edwin Strom was the ninth Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 1968 to 1971. His two and a half years as Premier were the last of the thirty-six year Social Credit dynasty, as his defeat by Peter Lougheed saw its replacement by a new era Progressive Conservative government...
would move Ruste to the Agriculture portfolio. He would briefly become Minister of Lands and Mines for the second time on December 12, 1968 and hold both portfolios until May 20, 1969.
Ruste would for a fifth term in office in the 1971 Alberta general 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....
. He would win another landslide in his district despite the Social Credit being defeated from government.
Ruste would serve his final term in the official opposition before retiring from the legislature at dissolution in 1975.