Pat Nelson (Alberta politician)
Canadian politician
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Patricia Nelson ECA née Black is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. As a member of the ruling Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, she served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Calgary-Foothills electoral district from 1989 to 2004. During this time she served as a minister in a number of portfolios: Energy, Economic Development and Tourism, Government Services, and Finance. She also served as Deputy Government House Leader and as a member of Treasury Board.
The Honourable Pat Nelson | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Calgary-Foothills | |
| In office March 20, 1989 – November 22, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Janet Koper |
| Succeeded by | Len Webber |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Political career
Black was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the first time in a hotly contested three-way race in the 1989 Alberta general election. She won her second term in office in the 1993 Alberta general election, winning in a landslide. She won her third term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election, again by a large majority, married in 1998 and changed her surname to Nelson.[1]
Nelson won her fourth term in office with another massive landslide victory in the 2001 Alberta general election.[2]
During her years as finance minister in the governments of Premier Ralph Klein, Nelson oversaw the retirement of the Alberta provincial debt.[3]
