Wayne Jacques is a former provincial level politician from 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...

, 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 to 2001.

Political career

Jacques was elected to the Alberta Legislature 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...

. He won a closely contested three way election finishing 500 votes higher than second place Dwight Logan, a candidate for the Liberals

Alberta Liberal Party

The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

. He won his second term in office with a more decisive margin defeating two other candidates 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....

. On October 2, 2000, Jacques and 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....

 MLA Walter Paszkowski

Walter Paszkowski

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.-Early life:...

jointly announced a 1.2 million dollar centennial grant to upgrade the Grande Prairie Museum. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Legislature in 2001.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing