LeRoy Fjordbotten
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LeRoy Fjordbotten is a former provincial level politician, farmer and auctioneer. He served as cabinet minister in the Government of Alberta serving various portfolios from 1982 to 1992. He held as seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
as an MLA in the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1979 to 1993.
. He won a sizable majority defeating three other candidates to hold the electoral district of Macleod
for the Progressive Conservatives. He was re-elected in the 1982 Alberta general election
winning a landslide and defeating five other candidates.
After his convincing re-election win Fjordbotten was appointed to his first position in Executive Council of Alberta
as Minister of Agriculture. He would serve that post for most of his second term in office. He would become Minister of Tourism after Don Getty
became Premier of the province. Fjordbotten would handily win his third term winning a three way race in the 1986 Alberta general election
. He held his cabinet post for less than a year after the election before being promoted to be the new Minister of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife. He retained that cabinet post after he was re-elected in the 1989 Alberta general election
. When Ralph Klein became Premier in 1992 Fjordbotten was not part of the new cabinet. He did not run again for re-election when the Assembly was dissolved in 1993.
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...
as an MLA in the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1979 to 1993.
Political career
Fjordbotten first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the 1979 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won a sizable majority defeating three other candidates to hold the electoral district of Macleod
Macleod (provincial electoral district)
Macleod is a former provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 2004 in the province of Alberta.-1905 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:...
for the Progressive Conservatives. He was re-elected in the 1982 Alberta general election
Alberta 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....
winning a landslide and defeating five other candidates.
After his convincing re-election win Fjordbotten was appointed to his first position in 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...
as Minister of Agriculture. He would serve that post for most of his second term in office. He would become Minister of Tourism after Don Getty
Don Getty
Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before...
became Premier of the province. Fjordbotten would handily win his third term winning a three way race 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....
. He held his cabinet post for less than a year after the election before being promoted to be the new Minister of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife. He retained that cabinet post after he was re-elected 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....
. When Ralph Klein became Premier in 1992 Fjordbotten was not part of the new cabinet. He did not run again for re-election when the Assembly was dissolved in 1993.