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Alice Hanson

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Alice Ann Hanson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 15, 1993 – March 11, 1997
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
ConstituencyEdmonton-Highlands-Beverly
Personal details
Born(1927-05-06)May 6, 1927
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DiedFebruary 7, 2009(2009-02-07) (aged 81)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyLiberal
OccupationPolitician

Alice Ann Hanson (née Brown; May 6, 1927 – February 7, 2009) was a Canadian politician from Alberta. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997 as a member of the Liberal caucus in opposition.[1]

Political career

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Hanson ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature as a Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly in the 1993 general election. She defeated incumbent John McInnis and future MLA Ron Liepert.[2]

Hanson served as the Native Affairs Critic and Social Services Critic for the official opposition. She did not run for re-election in 1997.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1994. ISBN 9780921925545.
  2. ^ "Election results for Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly, 1993". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Province of Alberta: The 27th Legislature Second Session" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. February 17, 2009. p. 65.
  4. ^ "Alice Ann Hanson".
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