Patrick Neil Webber (born April 17, 1936) is a former provincial level politician and cabinet minister from

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Political career

Born in 1936 in

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, Webber was elected to the

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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 Legis ...

to pick up the electoral district of

Calgary-Bow Calgary-Bow is a provincial electoral district in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of ...

for the Progressive Conservatives. Webber defeated incumbent Roy Wilson who held the district for

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. Webber was re-elected to his second term in office with a landslide majority in the

1979 Alberta general election The 1979 Alberta general election was held on March 14, 1979, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, which had been expanded to 79 seats. The Progressive Conservative Party of Peter Lougheed won its third consecutive term in g ...

. He defeated four other candidates winning well over 70% of the popular vote. Webber won his third term in office 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 ...

. In this election he defeated four other candidates winning the highest popular vote of his political career. Webber was re-elected to his fourth and final term in the

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. He defeated Scott Jeffry from the NDP and two other candidates in his most closely contested election since he came to office in 1975. He retired from office in 1989. During his time in office, Webber was appointed to the provincial cabinet as Minister of Community Health. His son Len Webber serves as the current Member of Parliament for the electoral district of

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. Upon retirement, Webber founded Webber Academy.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Webber, Neil Living people Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 1936 births Members of the Executive Council of Alberta