Tom Thurber

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Tom Thurber
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1989–2001
Preceded byShirley Cripps (Drayton Valley)
Succeeded byTony Abbott (Drayton Valley-Calmar)
ConstituencyDrayton Valley (1989–1993)
Drayton Valley-Calmar (1993–2001)
Personal details
Born(1934-10-26)October 26, 1934
Herronton, Alberta
DiedMarch 7, 2010(2010-03-07) (aged 75)
Rimbey, Alberta
Political partyProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Occupationfarmer

Thomas George Thurber was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989. He was born in Herronton, Alberta.[1]

Political career[edit]

Thurber was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1989 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Drayton Valley holding it for the Progressive Conservatives by a wide margin.[2] Drayton Valley was abolished in 1993 and reconstituted into Drayton Valley-Calmar. He ran for re-election in the 1993 Alberta general election and won the new riding with an increased plurality. He ran for a third term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election winning the biggest margin of his career defeating three other candidates.[3] In July 1999 Thurber was one of three Alberta MLAs to participate in the Partnership of Parliaments parliamentarian exchange program with Germany.[4] He retired from public politics at dissolution of the legislature in 2001.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Former MLA dies | Local | News | Drayton Valley Western Review". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. ^ "Drayton Valley Official Results 1989". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  3. ^ "Drayton Valley-Calmar Official Results 1997". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  4. ^ "C P A - Alberta Branch 1999 Annual Report". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved 2008-03-27.

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