| Janet Shirley Koper | |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Residence: | Calgary, Alberta |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| Term Start: | 1982 |
| Term End: | 1988 |
| Constituency: | Calgary-Foothills |
| Predecessor: | Stewart McCrae |
| Successor: | Pat Nelson |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation: | educator for 17 years, politician for 5 years |
Janet Shirley Koper (July 22, 1931[1] – December 18, 1988) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 to 1988 sitting as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Koper started her career as an educator, principal, and later a superintendent for the Calgary Public School Board. She ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1982 Alberta general election. She won handily defeating four other candidates to hold the Calgary-Foothills electoral district for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.[2] During her term as MLA, Janet sponsored three crucial bills: The Public Health Act, The Child Transportation Safety Act, and the Maintenance Enforcement Act.
She was re-elected with a reduced majority to her second term in the 1986 Alberta general election.[3] She died of cancer while still holding office in 1988.[4]