Dianne Mirosh
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Dianne Mirosh is a former provincial-level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1986 to 1997. During her time in office, she served a number of cabinet portfolios in the Don Getty
and Ralph Klein governments.
. She won the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore
, defeating three other candidates to hold it for the Progressive Conservative Party
. The race saw a strong challenge by Independent candidate Lois Cummings, who finished a strong second. Mirosh was re-elected in the 1989 Alberta general election
. She was nearly defeated by Liberal candidate Brendan Dunphy, who finished approximately 500 votes behind Mirosh.
Dunphy and Mirosh faced each other again in the 1993 Alberta general election
. Mirosh won the hotly contested race with 7972 votes to Dunphy's 7064. There were four other candidates on the ballot, but they all trailed far behind in popularity. On September 15, 1994 Premier Ralph Klein appointed Mirosh as the Minister of Science and Research, with responsibility to oversee the provincial government's newly-created Science and Research authority.
Mirosh did not run for a fourth term in office, and retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 1997.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1986 to 1997. During her time in office, she served a number of cabinet portfolios in the Don Getty
Don Getty
Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE is a retired 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 Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before...
and Ralph Klein governments.
Political career
Mirosh was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1986 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. She won the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary Glenmore is one of two original Calgary ridings of the seven that still survives from the 1959 redistribution of the Calgary riding...
, defeating three other candidates to hold it for the Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
. The race saw a strong challenge by Independent candidate Lois Cummings, who finished a strong second. Mirosh was re-elected in the 1989 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. She was nearly defeated by Liberal candidate Brendan Dunphy, who finished approximately 500 votes behind Mirosh.
Dunphy and Mirosh faced each other again in the 1993 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1993
The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
. Mirosh won the hotly contested race with 7972 votes to Dunphy's 7064. There were four other candidates on the ballot, but they all trailed far behind in popularity. On September 15, 1994 Premier Ralph Klein appointed Mirosh as the Minister of Science and Research, with responsibility to oversee the provincial government's newly-created Science and Research authority.
Mirosh did not run for a fourth term in office, and retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 1997.