Denis Herard

Denis Herard (born March 28, 1944) is a politician from Alberta, Canada, and is the former Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLA for Calgary-Egmont. He is French-Canadian, with fore-fathers coming majorly from Quebec.[1]

Denis Herard
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1993–2008
Preceded byDavid J. Carter
Succeeded byJonathan Denis
ConstituencyCalgary-Egmont
Personal details
Born (1944-03-28) March 28, 1944
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta

Herard was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He served four terms as a back bench MLA for the Progressive Conservatives. On April 6, 2006 Herard was sworn into the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Advanced Education after Lyle Oberg was asked to leave caucus.

In late 2007, Herard announced he would not seek re-election in the next provincial election.

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