Albert Edward Hohol (December 27, 1922 – November 17, 2017) was a provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He was a member of the

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from 1971 to 1979, sitting in the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He served a couple of cabinet portfolios under the

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government.

Political career

Hohol ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

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. He faced a tough race against future Member of Parliament

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and future MLA Gordon Wright. Hohol won the new district by a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for the Progressive Conservative party who formed government in that election. Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Hohol to the

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to serve in his first cabinet. He was given the Minister of Labour and Manpower portfolio. Hohol ran for re-election in the

1975 Alberta general election The 1975 Alberta general election was held on March 26, 1975, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to the 18th Alberta Legislature. The election was called on February 14, 1975 prorogued and dissolved of the 17th Alberta Legi ...

with ministerial advantage. He was returned to his second term with a landslide. He increased his popular vote while the opposition vote collapsed. After the election Lougheed changed Hohol's portfolio. He became the Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower. He took over advanced education and kept the manpower portion of his portfolio while giving the Labour portion to Neil Crawford. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1979. Hohol died at the age of 94 on November 17, 2017.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hohol, Bert 1922 births 2017 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Alberta People from Two Hills, Alberta Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs