Neil Webber
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Patrick Neil Webber is a former provincial level politician and cabinet minister from Alberta
, Canada
.
, Webber was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
in the 1975 Alberta general election
to pick up the electoral district of Calgary-Bow for the Progressive Conservatives
. Webber defeated incumbent Roy Wilson who held the district for Social Credit.
Webber was re-elected to his second term in office with a landslide majority in the 1979 Alberta general election
. He defeated four other candidates winning well over 70% of the popular vote. Webber won his third term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
. In this election he defeated four other candidates winning the highest popular vote of his political career.
Webber was re-elected to his fourth and final term in the 1986 Alberta general election
. He defeated Scott Jeffry from the NDP and two other candidates in his most closely contested election since he came to office in 1975. He retired from office in 1989.
During his time in office, Webber was appointed to the provincial cabinet as Minister of Community Health.
His son Len Webber
also serves as a current Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Calgary Foothills
.
Upon retirement, Dr. Neil Webber founded Webber Academy
.
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...
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Political career
Born in 1936 in Hanna, AlbertaHanna, Alberta
Hanna is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada.The town's main industries are agriculture, oil production, tourism, and coal mining. It is the centre of a large trading area called Short Grass County and is the home of approximately 200 businesses...
, Webber was elected to 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...
in the 1975 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
to pick up the electoral district of Calgary-Bow 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...
. Webber defeated incumbent Roy Wilson who held the district for Social Credit.
Webber was re-elected to his second term in office with a landslide majority in the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta 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 defeated four other candidates winning well over 70% of the popular vote. Webber won his third term in office 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....
. In this election he defeated four other candidates winning the highest popular vote of his political career.
Webber was re-elected to his fourth and final 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....
. He defeated Scott Jeffry from the NDP and two other candidates in his most closely contested election since he came to office in 1975. He retired from office in 1989.
During his time in office, Webber was appointed to the provincial cabinet as Minister of Community Health.
His son Len Webber
Len Webber
Len Webber is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Foothills as a Progressive Conservative.-Early life:...
also serves as a current Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Calgary Foothills
Calgary Foothills
Calgary-Foothills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It has elected 5 consecutive Progressive Conservative MLAs since its creation in 1971.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :...
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Upon retirement, Dr. Neil Webber founded Webber Academy
Webber Academy
Founded in 1996 by former politician Dr. Neil Webber, Webber Academy is a not for profit "non-denominational, co-educational, university preparatory, accredited private school" located in the vicinity of the Rocky Mountains, Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
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