Ron Hierath
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Ron Hierath is a real estate agent and a former politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1993 until 2001.
, Alberta
. He became a wheat and pig farmer on his family farm and was employed in that line of work for twenty five years. He was also active if a number of farmer interest groups. He was member of the Alberta Grain Commission and the Western Barley Growers Association. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association.
. He held the electoral district of Taber-Warner for the Progressive Conservatives
winning by a comfortable margin over three other candidates. His electoral district was abolished upon dissolution for the 1997 Alberta general election
and he sought re-election in the new district of Cardston-Taber-Warner
. He won re-election with a very large majority. In 2000 Hierath gave a $500,000.00 centennial grant to help restore the Coutts Railway Station at Stirling
, Alberta
. He retired from public office at the end of his second term when the legislature was dissolved in 2001.
group in 2005. In January 2007 he joined the board of directors for Farm Credit Canada.
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...
. He 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 1993 until 2001.
Early life
Ron Hierath was born in Milk RiverMilk River, Alberta
Milk River is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada, located on and named after the Milk River, which flows immediately to its south. It is south of Lethbridge, and from the Canada-U.S. border. It is primarily a service centre for the many farms and cattle ranches which surround...
, Alberta
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...
. He became a wheat and pig farmer on his family farm and was employed in that line of work for twenty five years. He was also active if a number of farmer interest groups. He was member of the Alberta Grain Commission and the Western Barley Growers Association. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association.
Political career
Hierath was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1993 Alberta general electionAlberta 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...
. He held the electoral district of Taber-Warner for the Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
winning by a comfortable margin over three other candidates. His electoral district was abolished upon dissolution for the 1997 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1997
The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 11, 1997 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
and he sought re-election in the new district of Cardston-Taber-Warner
Cardston-Taber-Warner
Cardston-Taber-Warner is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won re-election with a very large majority. In 2000 Hierath gave a $500,000.00 centennial grant to help restore the Coutts Railway Station at Stirling
Stirling, Alberta
Stirling is a village in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada. The village is located on Highway 4, approximately southeast of Lethbridge and northwest of the United States-Canada border....
, Alberta
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...
. He retired from public office at the end of his second term when the legislature was dissolved in 2001.
Late life
After retiring from politics, Hierath became a real estate agent in 2003.SuttonSutton
-Places:Sutton, meaning 'south settlement' in Old English, is a very common place name. Places named Sutton include:-United Kingdom:In London:* London Borough of Sutton** which includes Sutton, London** historically Sutton Urban District...
group in 2005. In January 2007 he joined the board of directors for Farm Credit Canada.