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'''Betty E. Unger''' (born August 21, 1943) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician and a former member of the [[Senate of Canada]], from [[Alberta]], Canada from January 2012 until her retirement in August 2018 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. |
'''Betty E. Unger''' (born August 21, 1943) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician and a former member of the [[Senate of Canada]], from [[Alberta]], Canada from January 2012 until her retirement in August 2018 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. |
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Latest revision as of 03:26, 25 September 2024
Betty E. Unger | |
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| Senator from Alberta | |
| In office January 6, 2012 – August 21, 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 21, 1943 Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative |
Betty E. Unger (born August 21, 1943) is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Senate of Canada, from Alberta, Canada from January 2012 until her retirement in August 2018 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
Political career
[edit]In 2000 Unger ran for the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate for the Canadian Alliance in Edmonton West, losing a close contest to Liberal Cabinet Minister Anne McLellan. The race was so close that the media prematurely declared a Canadian Alliance victory on election night.
In 2004 she ran as a candidate in the 2004 Alberta senate nominee election. She finished a close second place behind Bert Brown. She is the first Albertan woman to be elected a senator-in-waiting. On January 6, 2012, she was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Governor General David Johnston.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Senate biography
- ^ "Harper appoints 7 new senators". CBC News. January 6, 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
External links
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- 1943 births
- Canadian Alliance candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
- Candidates in the 2000 Canadian federal election
- Living people
- Conservative Party of Canada senators
- Canadian senators from Alberta
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- Canadian senators-in-waiting from Alberta
- 20th-century Canadian women politicians
- 21st-century members of the Senate of Canada
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
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