Robert Keith Alexander Explained

Robert Keith Alexander
Birth Date:23 July 1930[1]
Birth Place:Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Edmonton-Whitemud
Term Start:1982
Term End:November 5, 1985
Predecessor:Peter Knaak
Successor:Don Getty
Party:Progressive Conservative
Spouse:Denise Vanessa Varenne

Robert Keith Alexander (July 23, 1930 – November 12, 2014) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1985.

Political career

Alexander ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1982 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud with a landslide victory to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative party.[2] He resigned his seat on November 5, 1985, so that Premier Don Getty could run in a by-election to have a seat in the legislature.[3] He died on November 12, 2014, one day after the death of his wife, Vanessa.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Canadian who's who, 1990. Simpson, K.. December 12, 2014.
  2. Web site: Edmonton-Whitemud results 1982. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . October 24, 2009.
  3. Web site: Edmonton-Whitemud By-election. Elections Alberta. October 25, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090607094042/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#dec1985. June 7, 2009.
  4. Web site: Denise and Robert ALEXANDER Obituary: View Denise ALEXANDER's Obituary by Calgary Herald. legacy.com. December 12, 2014.