Janet Koper
Janet Shirley Koper | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1982–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart McCrae |
| Succeeded by | Pat Nelson |
| Constituency | Calgary-Foothills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 22, 1931 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Died | December 18, 1988 (aged 57) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | educator for 17 years, politician for 5 years |
Janet Shirley Koper (July 22, 1931[1] – December 18, 1988) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 to 1988 sitting as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career[edit]
Koper started her career as an educator, principal, and later a superintendent for the Calgary Public School Board. She ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1982 Alberta general election. She won handily defeating four other candidates to hold the Calgary-Foothills electoral district for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.[2] During her term as MLA, Janet sponsored three crucial bills: The Public Health Act, The Child Transportation Safety Act, and the Maintenance Enforcement Act.
She was re-elected with a reduced majority to her second term in the 1986 Alberta general election.[3] She died of cancer while still holding office in 1988.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/Documents/isysquery/2a5b6c34-8a99-4f32-865a-190228baa372/52/doc/19890217_1500_01_han.pdf (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Alberta Legislative Assembly. February 17, 1989.
{{cite book}}:|chapter-url=missing title (help)[permanent dead link] - ^ "Calgary-Foothills results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ "Calgary-Foothills results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ Ron Gunzburger. "Janet Koper". Politics1 Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2009.[permanent dead link]