Milt Pahl
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The Honourable Milton "Milt" George Pahl | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1979–1986 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Gibeault |
| Constituency | Edmonton-Mill Woods |
| Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs | |
| In office November 1982 – May 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Don McCrimmon |
| Succeeded by | Dave Hancock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 30, 1943 Hanna, Alberta, Canada[1] |
| Died | March 1, 2023 (aged 79) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Milton George Pahl ECA (October 30, 1943 – March 1, 2023) was a provincial level politician and current businessman from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986. During his time in office he sat as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He served as a Member of the Executive Council as Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs in the Government of Alberta from 1982 to 1986.
Pahl ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won the new electoral district of Edmonton-Mill Woods with a landslide to pick up the seat for the governing Progressive Conservative party.[2]
Pahl ran for a second term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election. He more than doubled his popular vote to be re-elected by a substantial margin.[3] After the election Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Pahl to a position in the Executive Council of Alberta as Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs. He kept that portfolio after Don Getty became premier in 1985.
Pahl was involved in a row with federal Minister of Aboriginal Affairs David Crombie over the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation. The band was promised a settlement of land for a native reserve in 1940. After decades of unrest and negotiation Pahl declared the matter settled in a news conference which Crombie denied.[4] Pahl also announced that subsurface mineral rights will be included with all future land claims settlements with the Government of Alberta.[5]
Pahl ran for a third term in office in the 1986 Alberta general election but was defeated in a closely contested election by Gerry Gibeault a candidate for the New Democrats.[6]