Paul Langevin (politician)

Paul Langevin (politician)

Paul Langevin is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.

Political career

Langevin first ran as a Liberal candidate in the St. Paul electoral district in the 1989 Alberta general election. He was defeated by incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA John Drobot.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1989&Constit=St._Paul|title=St. Paul 1989 election results|publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation|accessdate=2008-05-10]

Langevin ran for the Liberals a second time and was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election winning the new riding of Lac La Biche-St. Paul. He won the riding defeating two other candidates in a closely contested race.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1993&Constit=Lac La Biche-St. Paul|title=Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1993 election results|publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation|accessdate=2008-05-10] In 1994 he left the Liberal caucus and sat as an Independent. On April 24, 1995 he joined the Progressive Conservatives giving up Independent status.cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/Infoparl/english/issue.htm?param=154&art=1052 | title=Legislative Reports Vol 18 no 3, 1995|publisher=Canadian Parliamentary Review|accessdate=2008-02-17] He ran for a second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election. He won re-election with a reduced popular vote in a six way race.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=2001&Constit=Lac La Biche-St. Paul|title=Lac La Biche-St. Paul 1997 election results|publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation|accessdate=2008-05-10] .

On October 5, 2000 he announced a 1.2million dollar project to build the Lakeland Interpretive Centre and Regional Leisure Complex and a quarter of a million dollar grant to restore the Lac La Biche Mission Historic Site as part of the provinces centennial celebrations.cite web|url=http://www.albertacentennial.ca/doc/Langevin%20News%20Release.pdf | title=Paul Langevin news release|publisher=Government of Alberta|date=October 5, 2000|accessdate=2008-02-17] Langevin retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 2001.

References

External links

* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]


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