Jake H. Josvanger | |
Birth Date: | 22 December 1908 |
Birth Place: | Dilke, Saskatchewan[1] |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
Constituency: | Bonnyville |
Term Start: | June 29, 1955 |
Term End: | June 18, 1959 |
Predecessor: | Laudas Joly |
Successor: | Karl Nordstrom |
Party: | Liberal |
Occupation: | politician |
Jake H. Josvanger (December 22, 1908 – June 30, 1966) was a former provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition. He was also a municipal councilor for the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87.
Josvanger ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the provincial election as a candidate for the Liberals. He won the Bonnyville electoral district defeating two other candidates with just over 50% of the popular vote.[2]
He was elected later that year as a municipal councilor for the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 in the first election held after its creation in 1955.[3] Josvanger would serve both political posts.
Josvanger ran for a second term in provincial office in the 1959 Alberta general election. He was defeated by Social Credit candidate Karl Nordstrom, finishing second in the three way race.[4]