Leonard "Len" F. Werry | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office May 23, 1967 – August 29, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Johnston |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Calgary Bowness |
| In office August 30, 1971 – February 25, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Stewart McCrae |
| Constituency | Calgary-Foothills |
| Minister of Telephones and Utilities | |
| In office September 10, 1971 – February 25, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Reierson |
| Succeeded by | Roy Farran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1927 |
| Died | February 25, 1973(1973-02-25) (aged 45) near Edson, Alberta1 |
Leonard Frank Werry (May 30, 1927 – February 25, 1973) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 until his death in 1973 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Alberta, of Premier Peter Lougheed from 1971 to 1973.
Political career
Werry ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Northwest Calgary riding of Calgary Bowness in the 1967 Alberta general election. He defeated former Member of Parliament Charles Johnston in a hotly contested election to pick up that seat for the opposition Progressive Conservatives.2
Werry ran for a second term in office in Calgary-Foothills in the 1971 Alberta general election as Calgary Bowness was abolished through redistricting. He picked up the new riding with a more comfortable result.3
The Progressive Conservative party formed government in 1971. Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Werry as Minister of Telephones and Utilities. Werry died on February 25, 1973, when his car collided with a truck on Highway 16, approximately nine miles west of Edson, Alberta.45
References
References
- "Alberta minister Len Werry dies in car accident". The Montreal Gazette. Edson, AB. Canadian Press. February 26, 1973. p. 41.
- "Calgary Bowness results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- "Calgary-Foothills results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- "Len Werry dies in highway collision". Calgary Herald. Edmonton. February 26, 1973. pp. 1–2. ProQuest 2258338497.
- Society of Industrial Accountants of Canada; Society of Management Accountants of Canada; Canadian Society of Cost Accountants; Canadian Society of Cost Accountants & Industrial Engineers (1973). "Cost and Management". CMA: The Management Accounting Magazine. 47–48. Society of Management Accountants of Canada. ISSN 0010-9592. Retrieved November 16, 2014.