Bill Dickie (politician)

William Daniel Dickie (August 13, 1925 – May 23, 2019) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.[1] He served on Calgary city council from 1961 to 1964 and in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1963 to 1975. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Peter Lougheed from 1971 to 1975.

William "Bill" Daniel Dickie
City of Calgary Alderman
In office
October 23, 1961 – October 19, 1964
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 17, 1963 – March 25, 1975
Preceded byErnest Watkins
Succeeded byHugh Planche
ConstituencyCalgary Glenmore
Minister of Mines and Minerals
In office
September 10, 1971 – March 1975
PremierPeter Lougheed
Preceded byAllen Patrick
Succeeded byPortfolio abolished
Personal details
Born(1925-08-13)August 13, 1925
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
DiedMay 23, 2019(2019-05-23) (aged 93)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Progressive Conservative
Occupationlawyer and politician

Early life

Dickie began practicing corporate law in 1951. He laid the legal framework for the first Canadian company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange.[2]

Political career

Dickie served on Calgary city council from 1961 to 1964.[2] While still serving on council he ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1963 general election, as a candidate for the Alberta Liberal party in the electoral district of Calgary Glenmore. He won the seat from the Progressive Conservatives, whose candidate was Ned Corrigal, a broadcaster for CFAC radio.[3][4] He was re-elected with a smaller share of the popular vote in the 1967 general election.[5] On November 23, 1969, after being persuaded by Peter Lougheed, he left the Liberals and joined the Progressive Conservative caucus. He had been the last Liberal in the legislature; the party would not have another MLA until 1986.

In the 1971 Alberta general election Dickie won with 56% of the popular vote against Social Credit candidate and famous Alberta curler Ray Kingsmith.[6] After the election Premier Lougheed appointed Dickie the Minister of Mines and Minerals. He held that portfolio until he retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1975. Dickie died on May 23, 2019 at the age of 93.[7]

References
  1. Date of birth from Biographical Register of the Alberta Legislature, from the Alberta Legislature Library
  2. "Alderman Gallery" (PDF). City of Calgary. p. 149. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  3. "Calgary Broadcasters - C". Radio West. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  4. "Calgary-Glenmore results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  5. "Calgary-Glenmore results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  6. "Calgary-Glenmore results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
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