Lorne Taylor
Canadian politician
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Lorne Taylor (born 1944) is a former tenured professor and member of the provincial legislature of Alberta, Canada.
Lorne Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 15, 1993 – November 22, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Hyland |
| Succeeded by | Len Mitzel |
| Constituency | Cypress-Medicine Hat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 81–82) Manitoba, Canada |
| Party | Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
| Profession | professor |
Political career
Taylor was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He defeated three other candidates including Al Strom of the Social Credit with a large plurality. He won his second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election, with a larger plurality defeating three other candidates.[1] In 1999 Taylor was appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Science and Innovation.[2] He won his third term in office in the 2001 Alberta general election. This time Taylor won in a landslide defeating two other candidates.[3] He was appointed to serve as Minister of the Environment and retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 2004.[2]
