Robert Keith Alexander (July 23, 1930 – November 12, 2014) was a provincial level politician from

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. He served as a member of the

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from 1982 to 1985.

Political career

Alexander ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature 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 ...

. He won the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud with a landslide victory to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative party. He resigned his seat on November 5, 1985 so that Premier

Don Getty Donald Ross Getty (August 30, 1933 – February 26, 2016) was a Canadian politician who served as the 11th premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergo ...

could run in a by-election to have a seat in the legislature. He died on November 12, 2014, one day after the death of his wife, Vanessa.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Robert Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 2014 deaths 1930 births