Janet Shirley Koper (July 22, 1931 – December 18, 1988) was a provincial level politician from

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

, Canada. She served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 to 1988 sitting as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.

Political career

Koper started her career as an educator, principal, and later a superintendent for the Calgary Public School Board. She ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the

1982 Alberta general election The 1982 Alberta general election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Less than four years had passed since the Progressive Conservatives won their landslide victory in 1979. Premier Peter Lou ...

. She won handily defeating four other candidates to hold the

Calgary-Foothills Calgary-Foothills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the northwest corner of Calgary. It elected six consecutive Progressive Conservative MLAs from its creation in 1971 until ouste ...

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for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During her term as MLA, Janet sponsored three crucial bills: The Public Health Act, The Child Transportation Safety Act, and the Maintenance Enforcement Act. She was re-elected with a reduced majority to her second term in the

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. She died of cancer while still holding office in 1988.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koper, Janet 1931 births 1988 deaths Politicians from Calgary Politicians from Edmonton Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Women MLAs in Alberta 20th-century Canadian women politicians