Janet Koper
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Janet Shirley Koper was a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. She served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 to 1988 sitting as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative
caucus.
. She won handily defeating four other candidates to hold the Calgary-Foothills electoral district
for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During her term as MLA, Janet sponsored three crucial bills: The Public Health Act, The Child Transportation Safety Act, and the Maintenance Enforcement Act.
She was re-elected with a reduced majority to her second term in the 1986 Alberta general election
. She died while still holding office in 1988.
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...
. She served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 to 1988 sitting as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
caucus.
Political career
Koper started her career as an educator, Principal, and later a superintendent for the Calgary Public School Board. She ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1982 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. She won handily defeating four other candidates to hold the Calgary-Foothills electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During her term as MLA, Janet sponsored three crucial bills: The Public Health Act, The Child Transportation Safety Act, and the Maintenance Enforcement Act.
She was re-elected with a reduced majority to her second term in the 1986 Alberta general election
Alberta 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....
. She died while still holding office in 1988.