Paul Langevin (politician)
Paul Langevin is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.
[edit] Political career
Langevin first ran as a Liberal candidate in the St. Paul electoral district in the 1989 Alberta general election. He was defeated by incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA John Drobot.[1]
Langevin ran for the Liberals a second time and was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election winning the new riding of Lac La Biche-St. Paul. He won the riding defeating two other candidates in a closely contested race.[2] In 1994 he left the Liberal caucus and sat as an Independent. On April 24, 1995 he joined the Progressive Conservatives giving up Independent status.[3] He ran for a second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election. He won re-election with a reduced popular vote in a six way race.[4]
On October 5, 2000 he announced a 1.2million dollar project to build the Lakeland Interpretive Centre and Regional Leisure Complex and a quarter of a million dollar grant to restore the Lac La Biche Mission Historic Site as part of the provinces centennial celebrations.[5] Langevin retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 2001.
On November 11, 2008, Paul Langevin died in St. Paul, Alberta at the age of 66.
[edit] References
- ^ "St. Paul 1989 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1989&Constit=St._Paul. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ La Biche-St. Paul "Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1993 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1993&Constit=Lac La Biche-St. Paul. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Legislative Reports Vol 18 no 3, 1995". Canadian Parliamentary Review. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Infoparl/english/issue.asp?param=154&art=1052. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ La Biche-St. Paul "Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1997 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=2001&Constit=Lac La Biche-St. Paul. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Paul Langevin news release". Government of Alberta. October 5, 2000. http://www.albertacentennial.ca/doc/Langevin%20News%20Release.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
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| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New District |
MLA Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1993-2001 |
Succeeded by Ray Danyluk |
