Paul Langevin (politician)

Paul Andre Joseph Langevin (January 15, 1942 – November 11, 2008) is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.

Political career

Langevin first ran as a Liberal candidate in the St. Paul electoral district in the 1989 Alberta general election. He was defeated by incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA John Drobot.[1]

Langevin ran for the Liberals a second time and was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election winning the new riding of Lac La Biche-St. Paul. He won the riding defeating two other candidates in a closely contested race.[2] In 1994 he left the Liberal caucus and sat as an Independent. On April 24, 1995 he joined the Progressive Conservatives giving up Independent status.[3] He ran for a second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election. He won re-election with a reduced popular vote in a six way race.[4]

On October 5, 2000, he announced a $1.2 million project to build the Lakeland Interpretive Centre and Regional Leisure Complex and a quarter of a million dollar grant to restore the Lac La Biche Mission Historic Site as part of the provinces centennial celebrations.[5] Langevin retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 2001.

Honours

Langevin held the Order of La Pléiade from the Assembly of La Francophonie.

On November 11, 2008, Paul Langevin died in St. Paul, Alberta, at the age of 66.

References
  1. "St. Paul 1989 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  2. "Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1993 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  3. "Legislative Reports Vol 18 no 3, 1995". Canadian Parliamentary Review. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  4. "Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1997 election results". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  5. "Paul Langevin news release" (PDF). Government of Alberta. October 5, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
New District		 MLA Lac La Biche-St. Paul
1993–2001		 Succeeded by
Ray Danyluk
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