Don Getty
Donald Ross "Don" Getty, (August 30, 1933 – February 26, 2016) was a Canadian politician and football quarterback. He served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992.[1]
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| 11th Premier of Alberta | |
| In office November 1, 1985 – December 13, 1992 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Helen Hunley Gordon Towers |
| Preceded by | Peter Lougheed |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Klein |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office May 23, 1967 – August 30, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Randolph McKinnon |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Strathcona West |
| In office August 30, 1971 – March 14, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Peter Knaak |
| Constituency | Edmonton-Whitemud |
| In office December 11, 1985 – March 20, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Percy Wickman |
| In office May 9, 1989 – December 14, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Downey |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Stettler |
| Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| In office September 10, 1971 – March 1975 | |
| Preceded by | New portfolio |
| Succeeded by | Lou Hyndman |
| Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | |
| In office March 1975 – March 1979 | |
| Preceded by | New portfolio |
| Succeeded by | Merv Leitch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Ross Getty August 30, 1933 Westmount, Quebec |
| Died | February 26, 2016 (aged 82) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Mitchell |
| Children | Dale David Darin Derek |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | Businessman, professional athlete |
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Career
A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before leaving politics for the private sector in 1979.
Before entering politics, Getty had been a quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He passed for more than eight thousand yards over his ten-year career, and was put on the team's Wall of Fame in 1992.
Getty died of heart failure at a hospital in Edmonton, Alberta on February 26, 2016 at the age of 82.[2]
References
- Lisac, Mark (2004). "Don Getty". In Bradford J. Rennie (ed.). Alberta Premiers of the Twentieth Century. Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. pp. 231–232. ISBN 0-88977-151-0.
- Former Alberta Premier Don Getty dies at 82
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