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    Harry Edwin Strom (July 7, 1914 – October 2, 1984) was the ninth premier of Alberta, from 1968 to 1971. His two-and-a-half years as Premier were the last...
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    Conservatives defeated the incumbent Social Credit Party led by Premier Harry Strom who won 25 seats with 41.1 per cent of the popular vote. The 1971 election...
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    James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from...
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  • 1959 election. After 24 years as premier, Manning resigned in 1967. Harry Strom, a long time cabinet minister, replaced Manning and led the party to...
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  • Human Resources Development Authority in 1969 under Manning's successor, Harry Strom. He remained a Social Credit MLA for many years after the party lost...
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  • Look up strom, Strom, ström, or štrom in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Strom may refer to: 8408 Strom (1995 SX12), a main-belt asteroid discovered on...
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    are the only leaders of the Opposition to become Premier of Alberta. Harry Strom in 1971 and Rachel Notley in 2019 are the only premiers to become opposition...
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  • the contest was a de facto selection of the next Premier of Alberta. Harry Strom, long-time Minister of Agriculture and later Minister of Municipal Affairs...
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  • Social Credit caucus in government. He served in the cabinet of Premier Harry Strom from 1969 to 1971. Ratzlaff first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature...
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  • an independent. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Harry Strom from 1969 to 1971. Henderson was born in Okotoks, Alberta. He first ran...
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    intention to retire from public office. After a leadership contest, Harry Strom succeeded him as Premier on December 12, 1968. In an ominous sign of...
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    Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Stephen Worobetz Premier of Alberta – Harry Strom (until September 10) then Peter Lougheed Premier of British Columbia...
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    from 1966 to 1970 and from 1986 to 2002. The first goat was financed by Harry Ström. On 1 December 1966, a 13-metre (43 ft) tall, 7-metre (23 ft) long, 3-tonne...
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    and was replaced by Agriculture Minister Harry Strom at the party's first leadership election. However, Strom soon was eclipsed by Lougheed, whose modern...
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  • Washington, D.C.; singer-songwriter and recording artist Michael Saxell; Harry Strom, who was the premier of Alberta (1968–1971); naturalist Louise de Kiriline...
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    the New Deal, others such as Harry F. Byrd joined the conservative coalition. The Dixiecrats' presidential candidate, Strom Thurmond, became a Republican...
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  • Cypress electoral district, that was previously held by former Premier Harry Strom. Hyland won the district, picking it up for his party by winning a closely...
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  • a cabinet minister in the governments of Premier Ernest Manning and Harry Strom from 1965 to 1971. Ruste was first elected in the 1955 Alberta general...
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  • The Strom Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by Premier Harry Strom, and Ministers that governed Alberta...
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    General Georges Vanier Roland Michener Jules Léger Premier Ernest Manning Harry Strom Peter Lougheed Preceded by John Percy Page Succeeded by Ralph Steinhauer...
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    Percy Page Grant MacEwan Preceded by William Aberhart Succeeded by Harry E. Strom Senator for Edmonton West In office October 7, 1970 – September 20,...
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    Credit leader and former Premier Harry Strom continued as leader of the opposition until 1973 when he resigned, Strom continued in the legislature until...
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  • 164 days April 30, 2019 October 11, 2022 1 █ United Conservative 14 Harry Strom 2 years, 272 days December 12, 1968 September 10, 1971 0 █ Social Credit...
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    On August 28, 1957, Strom Thurmond, then a Democratic United States senator from South Carolina, began a filibuster intended to prevent the passage of...
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  • Opposition. In 1968, Manning retired after 25 years, and was replaced by Harry Strom. After having spent nearly all of its 33-year history as the governing...
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    Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from...
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    1948 United States presidential election (category Strom Thurmond)
    launched a third-party "Dixiecrat" ticket led by South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond. The Dixiecrats hoped to win enough electoral votes to force a...
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  • Alberta In office 1948–1955 Preceded by Edith Thurston Succeeded by Harry Strom Constituency Cypress Personal details Born (1894-02-04)February 4, 1894...
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    Human Resources Development Authority and related programs under Premier Harry Strom, Ernest Manning's successor. Manning also contributed to the development...
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    Calgary. Critics at first compared Stelmach to Harry Strom, the last Social Credit premier of the province. Strom was regarded as honest but ineffective and...
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