Kenneth Paproski
Canadian politician
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Kenneth Robert Howard Paproski (January 17, 1931 – January 25, 2007) is a former provincial level politician and medical doctor from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1982.
Kenneth Robert Howard Paproski | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office August 30, 1971 – November 2, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Carl Paproski |
| Constituency | Edmonton-Kingsway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1931 |
| Died | January 25, 2007 (aged 76) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Relatives | Steve Paproski Carl Paproski |
Early life
Paproski graduated from the University of Alberta with a medical degree.
Political career
Paproski ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1971 Alberta general election. He defeated Social Credit incumbent Ethel Wilson.[1] He ran for a second term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election. His majority was reduced but he defeated two other candidates with a comfortable margin.[2] He ran for a third term in the 1979 Alberta general election, in that election he defeated future New Democrat MLA Alex McEachern and former Social Credit national leader Martin Hattersley.[3] He retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1982 and was replaced by his brother Carl Paproski.[4] His other brother Steve Paproski also served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.[4]
Paproski returned to politics to run as an independent candidate in the 1989 Alberta Senate nominee election. He finished 5th out of 6th place winning 30,849 votes and taking 5% of the popular vote.[5]
Late life
Paproski was awarded the Michael Luchkovich award for outstanding public service by a parliamentarian of Ukrainian origin in 2003.[6] Paproski died on January 25, 2007.[7]