David Hancock (b. August 10, 1955), is an Albertan MLA who also serves as Minister of Advanced Education. August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ...

David Hancock is in his third term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Whitemud. He served as the Minister of Advanced Education and as Government House Leader, Vice Chair of the Standing Policy Committee on Education and Employment, and as a member of the Agenda and Priorities Committee and the Treasury Board.

David Hancock also served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General and prior to that as Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs.

David Hancock is a lawyer by profession and was a partner with Matheson and Company, Barristers and Solicitors before entering public service. He received his law degree from the University of Alberta in 1979.

David Hancock was born in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., on August 10, 1955. He lived in Hazelton, B.C. and the northern Alberta community of Fort Vermilion, where he graduated from La Crete Public School. Mr. Hancock moved to Edmonton in 1972. He and his wife Janet have three children: Ian, Janis and Janine

David Hancock is one of nine candidates that will likely run to replace Ralph Klein as leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party and premier of Alberta. Ralph Phillip Klein MLA (born November 1, 1942), leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, is the current premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...

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• Klein's leadership competency questioned CBC News
• [1] - Legislative Assembly Biography
• [2] - Leadership Candidacy Website
• [3] - Electoral Division Map