Dave Hancock
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David Graeme Hancock ECA KC (born August 10, 1955) is a Canadian lawyer and was the 15th premier of Alberta from March to September 2014. Since 2017, he has served as a judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta.[2] From 1997 to 2014, he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing Edmonton-Whitemud as a Progressive Conservative[3] until announcing his resignation from the legislature on September 12, 2014.[4]
Early life
Hancock was born August 10, 1955, in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories,[5] grew up in Hazelton, British Columbia, went to high school in Fort Vermilion, Alberta before moving to Edmonton in 1972. He went to the University of Alberta for his undergraduate degree in Political Science and graduated in 1975,[6] He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at University of Alberta.[7]
Political career
Premier of Alberta
Following the announcement of Alison Redford's resignation as both leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and premier, he was named interim party leader by the Progressive Conservative caucus on March 20, 2014, and, with such confidence from the majority of the legislature, was appointed as Premier of Alberta.[8] Hancock was sworn in at Government House on March 23, 2014.
Hancock was succeeded as Premier and PC party leader by Jim Prentice on September 15, 2014. He also retired from the legislature on the same day. He is the shortest serving premier in the province's history. Hancock's official portrait as Premier was unveiled on February 13, 2017. Hancock joked at the ceremony saying that his premiership was "the best summer job that I’ve ever had", and that he expected his portrait to be "one the size of a postage stamp" based on the short length of his administration. Other politicians in attendance paid tribute to Hancock's long hours in the legislature to pass legislation, and his lengthy tenure in government holding eight cabinet portfolios.[9]
Personal life
Hancock lives in Edmonton with his wife Janet, who was the principal at Lillian Osborne High School in Edmonton until 2018.[10][11] He has three children.[3]
Electoral record
| 2004 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Whitemud | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Hancock | 7,494 | 46.13% | −12.15 | ||||
| Liberal | Donna Smith | 6,568 | 40.43% | +5.40 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Fleck | 1,639 | 10.09% | +3.75 | ||||
| Alberta Alliance | Kathy Rayner | 471 | 2.90% | |||||
| Independent | John Andrews | 74 | 0.45% | |||||
| Total | 16,246 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 89 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 30,949 | 52.77% | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −8.78 | ||||||
| Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Edmonton-Whitemud Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 19, 2010. | ||||||||
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Annual Index". Alberta Gazette. Edmonton: Queens Printer. 1997. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Alberta premier Dave Hancock appointed provincial court judge". CBC News. Edmonton. December 5, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Honourable David G. Hancock, QC, 2014". assembly.ab.ca. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Outgoing Alberta premier Dave Hancock resigns MLA seat". September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Markusoff, Jason (March 23, 2014). "Premier Dave Hancock: 10 things to know about Alberta's new premier". Calgary Herald. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David (Dave) Hancock Q.C." Dentons. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Phi Gamma Delta". Phigam.org. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Janus, Andrea (March 20, 2014). "Redford's replacement Dave Hancock promises 'government Albertans want'". CTV News. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Portrait of former premier Dave Hancock unveiled at Alberta legislature". Global News. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Three new schools slated for far-flung Edmonton suburbs; existing school being expanded (with map)". Edmonton Journal. February 11, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Markusoff, Jason (March 23, 2014). "Premier Dave Hancock: 10 things to know about Alberta's new premier". calgaryherald.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
External links
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