Greg Stevens (Alberta politician)

Greg Phillip Stevens ECA (born November 24, 1935) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1979 to 1989.

The Honourable
Greg Stevens
ECA
MLA for Banff-Cochrane
In office
1979–1989
Preceded byFrederick Kidd
Succeeded byBrian Evans
Minister Without Portfolio Responsible for Personnel Administration
In office
1979–1986
Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism
In office
between 1986 and 1987 – 1989
Preceded byDennis Anderson
Succeeded byDoug Main
Personal details
Born (1935-11-24) November 24, 1935
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Political career

Stevens ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the reconstituted electoral district of Banff-Cochrane in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won his first term in office with a landslide defeating three other candidates to take the district for the Progressive Conservatives.[2]

Stevens was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta by Premier Peter Lougheed as Minister Without Portfolio in charge of Personnel Management. He continued to serve that position after winning his second term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election.[3]

When Don Getty became Premier in 1986 Stevens was appointed as Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism. He served that position after being returned handily for his third term the 1986 Alberta general election[4] until his retirement at the dissolution of the Assembly in 1989.

References
  1. "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1987.
  2. "Banff-Cochrane results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  3. "Banff-Cochrane results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  4. "Banff-Cochrane results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
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