Jack Ady
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Jack Ady is a member of the former provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1986 to 1997.
. He won the electoral district of Cardston
by a comfortable margin to hold the district for the Progressive Conservatives
defeating three other candidates. He was re-elected to his second term in the 1989 Alberta general election
. He defeated two other candidates in a landslide. Premier Ralph Klein appointed Ady as the Minister of Advanced Education and Technology and Career Development in 1992, he held that post until he left office in 1997.
In 2008 the Alberta government disbanded the existing health care boards and created one single provincial board. It was titled the Alberta Health Services Board. Ady was appointed to the new 15 member board. Where he served until aug 31,2010.
Cardston was abolished due to redistribution for the 1993 Alberta general election
. Ady ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Cardston-Chief Mountain
. He won that district by slightly reduced plurality defeating two other candidates.
Ady did not run for a fourth term and retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1997. His daughter in law Cindy Ady
is the current MLA for the electoral district of Calgary Shaw
.
Ady is a father of five children: Donald, Douglas, Lori, John, and Robert.
He is also a grandparent to; Lauren, Mason, Conner, Steven, Logan, Laura, Trevor, Spencer, Megan, Haley, James, Whitney, Cassie, Abby, Grace, George, Anna, Meredith, Sam, Jack, Adam, Brent, Scott, Jeff, and Justin.
His grandchildren in law are: Dayna, Angeline, Tiffany, Steve, Peter, Kelly, and Brett.
He has two great grandchildren, William Albert, and Kathryn Elisabeth.
Board of Governors in 2000. A year later on August 21, 2001 Minister of Learning Lyle Oberg
appointed him to Chair the Board.
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 1997.
Political career
Ady was elected to 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....
. He won the electoral district of Cardston
Cardston (provincial electoral district)
Cardston was a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in when Alberta first became a province in 1905.The riding has always occupied the most southern portion of the province along the Canada / United States border...
by a comfortable margin to hold the district for the Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
defeating three other candidates. He was re-elected to his second term 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....
. He defeated two other candidates in a landslide. Premier Ralph Klein appointed Ady as the Minister of Advanced Education and Technology and Career Development in 1992, he held that post until he left office in 1997.
In 2008 the Alberta government disbanded the existing health care boards and created one single provincial board. It was titled the Alberta Health Services Board. Ady was appointed to the new 15 member board. Where he served until aug 31,2010.
Cardston was abolished due to redistribution for the 1993 Alberta 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...
. Ady ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Cardston-Chief Mountain
Cardston-Chief Mountain
Cardston-Chief Mountain was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in 1993 when the boundaries for Cardston were re-drawn after Pincher Creek-Crowsnest moved south....
. He won that district by slightly reduced plurality defeating two other candidates.
Ady did not run for a fourth term and retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1997. His daughter in law Cindy Ady
Cindy Ady
Cindy Ady is a Canadian politician and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. She has served in this capacity since the 2001 provincial election, being re-elected in both the 2004 provincial election and 2008 provincial election, sitting as a Progressive Conservative...
is the current MLA for the electoral district of Calgary Shaw
Calgary Shaw
Calgary Shaw is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....
.
Ady is a father of five children: Donald, Douglas, Lori, John, and Robert.
He is also a grandparent to; Lauren, Mason, Conner, Steven, Logan, Laura, Trevor, Spencer, Megan, Haley, James, Whitney, Cassie, Abby, Grace, George, Anna, Meredith, Sam, Jack, Adam, Brent, Scott, Jeff, and Justin.
His grandchildren in law are: Dayna, Angeline, Tiffany, Steve, Peter, Kelly, and Brett.
He has two great grandchildren, William Albert, and Kathryn Elisabeth.
Late life
After leaving political office Ady joined the Mount Royal CollegeMount Royal College
Mount Royal University is a public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1910 as a primary and secondary school, Mount Royal became a post-secondary institution in 1931 as Mount Royal College offering transfer courses to the University of Alberta and later to the University of Calgary...
Board of Governors in 2000. A year later on August 21, 2001 Minister of Learning Lyle Oberg
Lyle Oberg
Lyle Oberg is an Albertan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly.Oberg was born near Forestburg, Alberta in 1960. A physician by profession, Oberg was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as an Progressive Conservative in 1993. He was first appointed to the...
appointed him to Chair the Board.