Donald Getty

The Honourable Donald Ross Getty, PC , OC , AOE (born August 30, 1933), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party between 1985 and 1992. Image File history File links Don Getty Source: [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Don Getty Source: [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by her Governor General in Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam which means they desire a better country. ... The Alberta Order of Excellence is the highest award given in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...

A former quarterback with the Edmonton Eskimos, Getty was one of the six Tories elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta with Peter Lougheed in the 1967 election. When the Tories won the 1971 election, Getty became Lougheed's minister of intergovernmental affairs, and in 1975, became minister of energy. He left politics in 1979 to enter business, but returned in 1985 when Lougheed stepped down. Getty won the leadership of the Progressive Conservative party, and became premier of the province. The quarterback is a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football, directly behind players of the line. He is generally the leader of the offensive team when it is on the field, responsible for initiating play by receiving the snap of the ball from the center. ... The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ... Peter Lougheed, painting by C. Leeper The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC , CC , QC , MBA , LL.D. , LL.B. , BA (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ... The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... In Canada, a Premier is the head of government of a province. ...

Getty's government was easily re-elected in the 1986 election, but with a reduced majority in the legislature. The Getty government was hurt by the decline of oil prices, which imperilled the province's economy. In the 1989 election, the PC government was again re-elected, but Getty lost his own seat in Edmonton Whitemud and was forced to run in a by-election in the safe Tory seat Stettler. His government tried to cope with the province's economic problems by imposing a wage freeze on the civil service and cutting public services. The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... Edmonton Whitemud is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

Facing the possibility of electoral defeat, and following his success in negotiating Senate reform as part of the Charlottetown Accord, he announced his resignation as party leader in September 1992, prior to the referendum that defeated the Accord. He was replaced by Ralph Klein. In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... The Charlottetown Accord was a package of constitutional amendments, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. ... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... The Honourable Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942), leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, is current premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam which means they desire a better country. ...

Getty earned his B.A. from the University of Western Ontario. The University of Western Ontario is located in London, Ontario, Canada. ...

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• Alberta legislative assembly biography

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