Doug Cherry

Douglas Clifford Cherry (September 22, 1932 – June 16, 2016) was a Canadian politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.

Doug Cherry
Born
Douglas Clifford Cherry

(1932-09-22)September 22, 1932
Ladner, British Columbia
DiedJune 16, 2016(2016-06-16) (aged 83)
Calgary, Alberta
EducationLakeland College
OccupationMember of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Years active1965–1993
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Political career

Born in Ladner, British Columbia in 1932,[1] Cherry ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1986 Alberta general election he won a two-way race over NDP candidate Gary McCorquodale to win the electoral district of Lloydminster.[2] In the 1989 Alberta general election, Cherry easily defeating two other candidates to win his second term in office.[3] During his time in office Cherry helped to establish Lakeland College.[4] Cherry retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1993.

Aside from politics, Doug Cherry was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and served in the Korean War. In between the war and the Alberta Legislature, Doug became a farmer and a councillor for the town of Lloydminster. He died on June 16, 2016 at the age of 83.[5]

References
  1. Alberta Teachers' Association (January 1980). A Guide to Alberta's 19th Legislature.
  2. "Lloydminster election results 1986". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  3. "Lloydminster election results 1989". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  4. Foster, Franklin Lloyd; Alan Grant (2001). Bordering on Greatness: A History of Lloydminster's First Century, 1903-2003. Foster Learning Inc. p. 71. ISBN 0-9689193-0-8.
  5. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?n=douglas-cherry&pid=180373391
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Bud Miller		 MLA Lloydminster
1986-1993		 Succeeded by
District Abolished


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