Walter Paszkowski
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Walter Paszkowski is a former farmer as well as a municipal and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1989 until 2001.
, Alberta
. He served on the board of directors for various agriculture interest groups. They include Chair of the Canola Council of Canada and President the Alberta Canola Growers. He was also a member of the Canadian Seed Growers Association.
Paszkowski ran for provincial office in the 1989 Alberta general election
. He won the electoral district of Smoky River defeating three other candidates by a comfortable margin to hold the district for the Progressive Conservatives
. His electoral district was abolished in 1993 and he ran for his second term in office in the new electoral district of Grande Prairie Smoky
. Paskowski won the new district with an increased plurality over his 1989 results.
Paszkowski ran for a third term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election
winning a landslide majority. On December 7, 1998 while serving as Minister of Transportation and Utilities Paskowski created an initiative to promote training for skilled labour in the Alberta highway construction industry. He retired at the end of his third term when the legislature was dissolved in 2001.
During his time in office he served as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Minister of Transportation and Utilities and Minister of Municipal Affairs.
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 1989 until 2001.
Early life
Paszkowski spent most of his working life in agriculture. He ran a seed farm and a retail seed outlet in his hometown of SexsmithSexsmith, Alberta
Sexsmith is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, north of the city of Grande Prairie.Sexsmith is located in the Peace River Country region of Alberta, and as such sits in one of the most fertile growing areas in the province...
, 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 served on the board of directors for various agriculture interest groups. They include Chair of the Canola Council of Canada and President the Alberta Canola Growers. He was also a member of the Canadian Seed Growers Association.
Political career
Paszkowski began his political career serving as mayor of Sexsmith. He served in that role for six years before moving to provincial politics.Paszkowski ran for provincial office 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....
. He won the electoral district of Smoky River defeating three other candidates by a comfortable margin to hold the district 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...
. His electoral district was abolished in 1993 and he ran for his second term in office in the new electoral district of Grande Prairie Smoky
Grande Prairie Smoky
Grande Prairie-Smoky is a provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta Canada. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....
. Paskowski won the new district with an increased plurality over his 1989 results.
Paszkowski ran for a third term in office in 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....
winning a landslide majority. On December 7, 1998 while serving as Minister of Transportation and Utilities Paskowski created an initiative to promote training for skilled labour in the Alberta highway construction industry. He retired at the end of his third term when the legislature was dissolved in 2001.
During his time in office he served as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Minister of Transportation and Utilities and Minister of Municipal Affairs.