Ken Allred
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George Kenneth (Ken) Allred MLA, | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for St. Albert | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Flaherty |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Khan |
| Alderman on the St. Albert City Council | |
| In office October 15, 1980 – October 20, 1986 | |
| In office October 16, 1989 – October 26, 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1940 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta |
| Other political affiliations | Reform Party of Canada, Canadian Alliance |
| Occupation | Land surveyor |
George Kenneth (Ken) Allred (born December 30, 1940, in Pincher Creek, Alberta) is a politician in Alberta, Canada, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, in which he sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus. He is also a former municipal councillor in St. Albert, Alberta and former candidate for the House of Commons of Canada.
Allred is a land surveyor by profession, and graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1961. He was commissioned as an Alberta Land Surveyor in 1965 and as a Canada Lands Surveyor in 1968. He has held numerous positions with the Alberta Land Surveyors Association, the Canadian Council of Land Surveyors, and the International Federation of Surveyors (1981 until 2005), including serving as the Executive Director of the ALSA from 1977 until 1991. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta from 1984 to 1992.[1]