Len Werry
Leonard "Len" F. Werry | |
|---|---|
Calgary-Foothills | |
| Minister of Telephones and Utilities | |
| In office March 1979 – 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Reierson |
| Succeeded by | Roy Farran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1927 Cereal, Alberta |
| Died | February 25, 1973 (aged 45) near Edson, Alberta[1] |
Leonard Frank Werry (May 30, 1927 – February 25, 1973) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 until his death in 1973 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Alberta, of Premier Peter Lougheed from 1971 to 1973.
Political career
Werry ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Northwest Calgary riding of Calgary Bowness in the 1967 Alberta general election. He defeated former Member of Parliament Charles Johnston in a hotly contested election to pick up that seat for the opposition Progressive Conservatives.[2]
Werry ran for a second term in office in Calgary-Foothills in the 1971 Alberta general election as Calgary Bowness was abolished through redistricting. He picked up the new riding with a more comfortable result.[3]
The Progressive Conservative party formed government in 1971. Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Werry as Minister of Telephones and Utilities. He died in a car accident in 1973.[4]
References
- ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ "Calgary Bowness results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- ^ "Calgary-Foothills results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- ISSN 0010-9592. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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