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Paul Langevin (politician)

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Paul Andre Joseph Langevin (January 15, 1942 – November 11, 2008) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.

Political career

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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 $1.2 million 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.

Honours

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Langevin held the Order of La Pléiade from the Assembly of La Francophonie.

On November 11, 2008, Paul Langevin died in St. Paul, Alberta, at the age of 66.

References

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  1. ^ "St. Paul 1989 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  2. ^ "Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1993 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  3. ^ "Legislative Reports Vol 18 no 3, 1995". Canadian Parliamentary Review. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  4. ^ "Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1997 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  5. ^ "Paul Langevin news release" (PDF). Government of Alberta. October 5, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2007. 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