- Lorne Taylor
Lorne Taylor (born 1944) is a former tenured professor and provincial level politician from
Alberta ,Canada .Political career
Taylor was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He defeated three other candidates including Al Strom of the Social Credit with a large plurality. He won his second term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election, with a larger plurality defeating three other candidates.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=19&Constit=Cypress-Med| title=Cypress-Medicine Hat Official Results 1993 and 1997 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-03-08] In 1999 Taylor was appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Science and Innovation.cite web|url=http://www.cwn-rce.ca/base/conferences/national_conference/biography/18|title=Lorne Taylor Biography | publisher=Canadian Water Network | accessdate=2008-03-15] He won his third term in office in the 2001 Alberta general election. This time Taylor won in a landslide defeating two other candidates.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=2001&Constit=Cypress-Med| title=Cypress-Medicine Hat Official Results 2001 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-03-08] He was appointed to serve as Minister of the Environment and retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 2004.References
External links
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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