Doug Cherry | |
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Born | |
Died | June 16, 2016
Calgary, Alberta | (aged 83)
Education | Lakeland College |
Occupation | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
Years active | 1965–1993 |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Douglas Clifford Cherry (September 22, 1932 – June 16, 2016) was a Canadian politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.
Born in Ladner, British Columbia in 1932, [1] Cherry ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1986 Alberta general election he won a two-way race over NDP candidate Gary McCorquodale to win the electoral district of Lloydminster. [2] In the 1989 Alberta general election, Cherry easily defeating two other candidates to win his second term in office. [3] During his time in office Cherry helped to establish Lakeland College. [4] Cherry retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1993.
Aside from politics, Doug Cherry was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and served in the Korean War. In between the war and the Alberta Legislature, Doug became a farmer and a councillor for the town of Lloydminster. He died on June 16, 2016, at the age of 83. [5]
Doug Cherry | |
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Born | |
Died | June 16, 2016
Calgary, Alberta | (aged 83)
Education | Lakeland College |
Occupation | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
Years active | 1965–1993 |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Douglas Clifford Cherry (September 22, 1932 – June 16, 2016) was a Canadian politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.
Born in Ladner, British Columbia in 1932, [1] Cherry ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1986 Alberta general election he won a two-way race over NDP candidate Gary McCorquodale to win the electoral district of Lloydminster. [2] In the 1989 Alberta general election, Cherry easily defeating two other candidates to win his second term in office. [3] During his time in office Cherry helped to establish Lakeland College. [4] Cherry retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1993.
Aside from politics, Doug Cherry was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and served in the Korean War. In between the war and the Alberta Legislature, Doug became a farmer and a councillor for the town of Lloydminster. He died on June 16, 2016, at the age of 83. [5]