Doug Cherry

Doug Cherry
Born Douglas Clifford Cherry
(1932-09-22)September 22, 1932
Ladner, British Columbia
Died June 16, 2016(2016-06-16) (aged 83)
Calgary, Alberta
Residence Alberta, Canada,
Education Lakeland College
Occupation Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Years active 1965–1993
Home town Alberta, Canada
Political party Progressive Conservative

Douglas Clifford "Doug" 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.

Political career

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]

References

  1. ↑ Alberta Teachers' Association (January 1980). A Guide to Alberta's 19th Legislature.
  2. ↑ "Lloydminster election results 1986". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Lloydminster election results 1989". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  4. ↑ Foster, Franklin Lloyd; Alan Grant. Bordering on Greatness: A History of Lloydminster's First Century, 1903-2003. Foster Learning Inc. p. 71. ISBN 0-9689193-0-8.
  5. ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?n=douglas-cherry&pid=180373391

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Bud Miller		 MLA Lloydminster
1986-1993 		Succeeded by
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