Bonnie Laing

Bonnie Mary Sheila Laing (née Paul; March 30, 1937 – November 11, 2016) was a teacher, politician and health care professional from Alberta, Canada.[1]

Bonnie Laing
MLA for Calgary-Bow
In office
1989–2001
Preceded byNeil Webber
Succeeded byAlana DeLong
Personal details
Born
Bonnie Mary Sheila Paul

(1937-03-30)March 30, 1937
Calgary, Alberta
DiedNovember 11, 2016(2016-11-11) (aged 79)
Bowcrest Care Centre, Calgary, Alberta
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseWyatt B. Laing
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
OccupationEducator, politician, health care professional

Early life

Bonnie Laing had a career as an educator for 26 years; she left that role when she ran for public office in 1989.[2]

Political career

Laing ran for public office in the 1989 Alberta general election. She won a hotly contested three-way race that saw each candidate in the electoral district of Calgary-Bow pick up 30% of the popular vote. Laing finished first, defeating Tim Bardsley and Scott Jeffery of the Liberals and NDP.[3]

Laing won her second term in office in the 1993 Alberta general election with a much larger margin, defeating six other candidates and winning almost 47% of the popular vote. She was re-elected to her third and final term in the 1997 Alberta general election by her biggest margin, defeating four other candidates and winning 54% of the popular vote.[3]

During her time in office Laing served on the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. She also served as the co-chair on the government's Special Task Force on Province-Wide Health Services. Laing also chaired the province's 1997 Health System Funding Review Committee.[2]

Later career and death

After leaving politics, Laing was appointed chair of the Health Utilization and Outcomes Commission. She continued to serve as vice-chair after the commission was renamed the Health Quality Council of Alberta.[2]

Laing died on November 11, 2016, at the age of 79 at the Bowcrest Care Centre in Calgary.[4]

References
  1. Lumley, E. (2002). The Canadian Who's who. University of Toronto Press. ISSN 0068-9963. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  2. "Alberta mandates council to focus on quality healthcare". Canadian Healthcare Technology. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  3. "Calgary Bow and Calgary Bowness Official Results". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  4. "Bonnie Mary Sheila Laing: Obituary". Calgary Herald. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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