Denis Herard (born March 28, 1944) is a politician from

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, Canada, and is the former

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MLA for Calgary-Egmont. He is French-Canadian, with fore-fathers coming majorly from Quebec. Herard was first elected to the

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in the

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. He served four terms as a back bench MLA for the Progressive Conservatives. On April 6, 2006 Herard was sworn into the

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as the Minister of Advanced Education after

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was asked to leave caucus. In late 2007, Herard announced he would not seek re-election in the next provincial election.

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Denis Herard biography, Alberta Legislative Assembly
1944 births Living people Franco-Albertan people Members of the Executive Council of Alberta Politicians from Calgary Politicians from Edmonton Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub