Alice Hanson Explained

Alice Ann Hanson
Birth Date:6 May 1927
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Constituency:Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly
Term Start:June 15, 1993
Term End:March 11, 1997
Predecessor:New District
Successor:District Abolished
Party:Liberal
Occupation:Politician

Alice Ann Hanson (née Brown; May 6, 1927 – February 7, 2009) was a Canadian politician from Alberta. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997 as a member of the Liberal caucus in opposition.[1]

Political career

Hanson ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature as a Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly in the 1993 general election. She defeated incumbent John McInnis and future MLA Ron Liepert.[2]

Hanson served as the Native Affairs Critic and Social Services Critic for the official opposition. She did not run for re-election in 1997.[3] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1994. 9780921925545.
  2. Web site: Election results for Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly, 1993. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20110612230641/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1993&Constit=Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly. 12 June 2011.
  3. Province of Alberta: The 27th Legislature Second Session. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. February 17, 2009. 65.
  4. News: Alice Ann Hanson.