Bert Hohol

Albert Edward Hohol (December 27, 1922 – November 17, 2017) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979, sitting in the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He served a couple of cabinet portfolios under the Peter Lougheed government.

Bert Hohol
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 30, 1971 – March 14, 1979
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byWilliam Mack
ConstituencyEdmonton-Belmont
Minister of Labour and Manpower
In office
September 10, 1971 – March 1975
Preceded byRaymond Reierson
Succeeded byNeil Crawford
Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower
In office
March 1975 – March 1979
Preceded byJames Foster
Succeeded byJim Horsman
Personal details
Born
Albert Edward Hohol

(1922-12-27)December 27, 1922
Two Hills, Alberta, Canada[1]
DiedNovember 17, 2017(2017-11-17) (aged 94)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Political career

Hohol ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election. He faced a tough race against future Member of Parliament Werner Schmidt and future MLA Gordon Wright. Hohol won the new district by a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for the Progressive Conservative party who formed government in that election.[2]

Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Hohol to the Executive Council of Alberta to serve in his first cabinet. He was given the Minister of Labour and Manpower portfolio. Hohol ran for re-election in the 1975 Alberta general election with ministerial advantage. He was returned to his second term with a landslide. He increased his popular vote while the opposition vote collapsed.[3]

After the election Lougheed changed Hohol's portfolio. He became the Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower. He took over advanced education and kept the manpower portion of his portfolio while giving the Labour portion to Neil Crawford. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1979. Hohol died at the age of 94 on November 17, 2017.[4]

References
  1. Parker, C.W.; Greene, B.M. (1975). "Who's who in Canada". Who's Who in Canada. International Press Limited. 64. ISSN 0083-9450. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. "Edmonton-Belmont results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  3. "Edmonton-Belmont results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  4. "Albert HOHOL Obituary (2017) - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Journal".
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