Robin Daniel "Bob" Jorgenson (March 28, 1894 – February 14, 1987) was a politician from

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. He served in the

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from 1944 to 1967 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier

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from 1954 to 1962.

Political career

Jorgenson first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1944 general election. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Pembina. He defeated independent incumbent

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by a landslide to pick up the seat for his party. In the 1948 general election Jorgenson increased his popular vote and was returned with a much bigger landslide over two other candidates. In the

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Jorgenson defeated two other candidates with a smaller majority than he obtained in the 1948 general election. On January 5, 1954 Jorgenson was appointed Minister of Public Welfare by Premier

. In the 1955 general election, Jorgenson defeated Liberal candidate George Schultz and another candidate with just over half the popular vote. In the 1959 general election Jorgenson won a three-way race with the largest share of the popular vote of his career. Jorgenson was dropped from cabinet in a shuffle on October 15, 1962. In the 1963 general election he won a large majority over four other candidates. Jorgenson retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1967.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgenson, Robin Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs 1894 births 1987 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Alberta People from Sleepy Eye, Minnesota