Bonnie Laing
Bonnie Laing is a former teacher and provincial level politician and health care professional from Alberta, Canada.
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[edit] Early life
Bonnie Laing had a career as an educator for 26 years, she left that role when she ran for public office in 1989.[1]
[edit] Political career
Laing ran for public office in the 1989 Alberta general election. She won a hotly contested three way race that saw each candidate in the electoral district of Calgary-Bow pick up 30% of the popular vote. Laing finished first defeating Tim Bardsley and Scott Jeffery of the Liberals and NDP.[2]
Laing won her second term in office in the 1993 Alberta general election with a much larger margin defeating six other candidates and winning almost 47% of the popular vote. She was re-elected to her third and final term in the 1997 Alberta general election winning her biggest margin defeating four other candidates and winning 54% of the popular vote.[2]
During her time in office Laing served on the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. She also served as the co-chair on the government's Special Task Force on Province-Wide Health Services. Laing also chaired the province's 1997 Health System Funding Review Committee.[1]
[edit] Health care
After leaving politics, Laing was appointed Chair of the Health Utilization and Outcomes Commission. She continued to serve as Vice-Chair after the commission was re-named the Health Quality Council of Alberta.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Alberta mandates council to focus on quality healthcare". Canadian Healthcare Technology. http://www.canhealth.com/News010.html. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b "Calgary Bow and Calgary Bowness Official Results". Alberta Heritage. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=19&Constit=Calgary-Bow. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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| Preceded by Neil Webber |
MLA Calgary-Bow 1989-2001 |
Succeeded by Alana DeLong |
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