Albert Driedger

Albert Driedger (January 18, 1936 – July 18, 2011) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1999, and a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon from 1988 to 1997.^[1]

Driedger was born in

royal visit.^[3]

Driedger was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the

Emerson.^[4] In his first term, he served as a backbench MLA supporting the Progressive Conservative government of Sterling Lyon

The NDP defeated Lyon's government in the 1981 provincial election, although Driedger was able to retain Emerson^[1] by 356 votes over his NDP challenger Paul Dupuis. He was re-elected by a greater majority in the 1986 election,^[1] which the NDP won by a narrow margin.

In 1988, disgruntled NDP backbencher

Minister of Government Services and Minister of Highways and Transportation on May 9, 1988.^[5]

Following the redistribution of provincial electoral districts for the

Ministry of Natural Resources. Once again, he experienced no difficulties in the 1995 provincial election.^[1] He supported Jean Charest's bid to lead the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1993 (Winnipeg Free Press, 12 June 1993). Driedger was dropped from cabinet on January 6, 1997, and did not seek re-election in 1999.^[1]

References

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^ "Tory minister admired for his honesty". Winnipeg Free Press. July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
^ "Former MLA Dead". Steinbach Online. July 19, 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.