Peter Lougheed
Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, (July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and professional football player.[1]
Early life
Lougheed was born on July 26, 1928 in Calgary, Alberta.[2] He studied at the University of Alberta and at Harvard University.
Lougheed was married to Jeanne Rogers until his death in 2012. They had four children.[1]
Career
In 2012, the Institute for Research on Public Policy named him the best Canadian premier of the last 40 years.[1] He was the 10th Premier of Alberta from September 10, 1971 through November 1, 1985.
Lougheed has also been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary West from May 23, 1967 through February 28, 1986.
Death
Lougheed died on September 13, 2012 in Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary, Alberta from natural causes, aged 84.[3]
Peter Lougheed Media
Peter Lougheed as a member of the Alberta Golden Bears football team in 1947.
In 1943 Ernest Manning became Alberta's premier, a position he held until 1968.
Minesite at Syncrude's Mildred Lake plant
Pierre Elliott Trudeau served as Prime Minister for a majority of Lougheed's Premiership
Pacific Western Airlines Boeing 737-200
Joe Clark began his political career as a volunteer and candidate for Lougheed in the 1960s, and later served as Prime Minister
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Austen, Ian. "Peter Lougheed, 84, Ex-Premier of Alberta," New York Times. September 15, 2012; retrieved 2012-9-25.
- ↑ "Peter Lougheed". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ↑ CBC News (September 13, 2012). "Former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed dies in hospital". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
