Stewart McCrae (politician)
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Stewart Alden McCrae was a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1973 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During his time in office he served a couple different cabinet portfolio's in the Peter Lougheed
government.
. He grew up in the province and went to the University of Manitoba
to complete his post secondary education, attaining a degree in Law. He articled in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the lawfirm of Tallin & Kristiansen. He moved to Calgary
in 1957 and started work as a Division Land Manager for a petroleum company. He had three kids and also served as President of the Brentwood Home and School Association.
and three other candidates in a closely contested race to win his seat. He ran for re-election a couple years later in the 1975 Alberta general election
doubling his vote and defeating five other candidates in a landslide.
After the provincial election McCrae was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta
by Premier Peter Lougheed. He became a Minister without Portfolio responsible for Calgary affairs. McRae ran for a third term in the 1979 Alberta general election
. His popular vote dropped quite a bit from his 1975 result, he still however won a landslide victory.
McCrae became the Minister of Government Services in 1979 and held that portfolio until he retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1982.
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 1973 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During his time in office he served a couple different cabinet portfolio's in the Peter Lougheed
Peter Lougheed
Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as the tenth Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985....
government.
Early life
Stewart Alden McCrae was born and raised in Gladstone, ManitobaManitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. He grew up in the province and went to the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
to complete his post secondary education, attaining a degree in Law. He articled in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the lawfirm of Tallin & Kristiansen. He moved to Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
in 1957 and started work as a Division Land Manager for a petroleum company. He had three kids and also served as President of the Brentwood Home and School Association.
Political career
McCrae ran for election to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held in the electoral district of Calgary-Foothills. He defeated Social Credit leader Werner SchmidtWerner Schmidt
Werner Schmidt is a former Canadian politician. A teacher and school principal.-Political career:Schmidt was vice-president of Lethbridge Community College when he was chosen to succeed Harry Strom as leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party following the defeat of Strom's government in 1971...
and three other candidates in a closely contested race to win his seat. He ran for re-election a couple years later in the 1975 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
doubling his vote and defeating five other candidates in a landslide.
After the provincial election McCrae was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta
Executive Council of Alberta
The Executive Council of Alberta is the cabinet of that Canadian province.Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size...
by Premier Peter Lougheed. He became a Minister without Portfolio responsible for Calgary affairs. McRae ran for a third term in the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. His popular vote dropped quite a bit from his 1975 result, he still however won a landslide victory.
McCrae became the Minister of Government Services in 1979 and held that portfolio until he retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1982.