Henry Woo
Canadian politician
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Henry Woo (Chinese: 胡建華 (March 18, 1929 – November 24, 2014) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986. During his time in the legislature he sat in the back benches as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative party.
Henry Woo | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Edmonton-Sherwood Park | |
| In office 1979–1986 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1929 |
| Died | November 24, 2014 (aged 85) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Political career
Woo ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won the new electoral district of Edmonton-Sherwood Park to pick it up for the governing Progressive Conservatives.[2]
In the 2nd Legislative Session Woo presented a petition of over 11,000 signatures to the Assembly to prevent the City of Edmonton annexing Strathcona County.[3]
Woo ran for a second term in the 1982 general election. He won re-election with a very high plurality of votes.[4] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1986. He was named to the Order of Canada in 1989[5]. Woo died at the age of 85 on November 24, 2014.[6][7]
