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  Lund, Ty
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AffiliationProgressive Conservative  
<-  2010-01-01  
 
NameTy Lund
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Rocky Mountain House, Alberta , Canada
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Born March 31, 1938
DiedFebruary 28, 2021 (82 years)
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InfoTy Lund was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1989. Mr. Lund was re-elected for a second term on June 15, 1993, for his third term on March 11, 1997, for his fourth term on March 12, 2001, for his fifth term on November 22, 2004, and most recently for his sixth term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly on March 3, 2008, representing the Rocky Mountain House constituency. In addition to his regular MLA duties Mr. Lund serves on committees of the Legislative Assembly. He is currently deputy chair of the Legislative Offices Committee, the Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee and the Select Special Auditor General Search Committee.

During his service Mr. Lund has also served on the following committees of the Legislative Assembly:

Personal Information Protection Act Review Committee
Resources and Environment Committee
Ethic Commissioner Search Committee
Cabinet Policy Committee on Government Services
Standing Policy Committee on Agriculture and Municipal Affairs (vice-chair)

Infrastructure and Transportation was Mr. Lund´s fifth portfolio. He was appointed Minister of Environmental Protection on October 21, 1994, and was reappointed to the same position on March 26, 1997. On May 26, 1999, he became the Minister of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. He was appointed Minister of Infrastructure March 19, 2001, and Minister of Government Services on November 24, 2004. He was appointed Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation in April 2006 and held the position until December 2006.

Over the years Mr. Lund´s active involvement in municipal government included serving as a municipal councillor, reeve of the municipal district of Clearwater and a member of the provincial executive of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties. With this firsthand knowledge of local government he is very much aware of the importance of these groups to rural Albertans and their communities.

Ty Lund has a long history of community involvement. He has been a co-ordinator of the Civil Air Rescue Emergency Services (Canadian Air Rescue), a member of the Rocky Agriculture Society, treasurer of the Rocky Lutheran church parish, a member of the Rocky 4-H Club, a member of the Rocky Mountain House Kinsmen Club and a member of the Rocky Mountain House Rotary Club.

Born in Rocky Mountain House on March 31, 1938, he obtained his education in Alhambra, Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer and is a third-generation farmer on the family farm.

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  04/23/2012 AB Legislative Assembly - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre Lost 41.29% (-10.12%)
  03/03/2008 AB Legislative Assembly - Rocky Mountain House Won 62.30% (+50.66%)
  11/22/2004 AB Legislative Assembly - Rocky Mountain House Won 56.33% (+43.98%)
  03/12/2001 AB Legislative Assembly - Rocky Mountain House Won 70.43% (+55.07%)
  03/11/1997 AB Legislative Assembly - Rocky Mountain House Won 54.81% (+22.92%)
  06/15/1993 AB Legislative Assembly - Rocky Mountain House Won 55.79% (+30.75%)
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