Jack Ady

Jack Ady
MLA for Cardston
In office 1986–1993
Preceded by	John Thompson
Succeeded by	district abolished
MLA for Cardston
In office 1993–1997
Preceded by	district established
Succeeded by	district abolished
Personal details
Born	September 22, 1932 Cardston, Alberta
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Relations	Cindy Ady (daughter-in-law)
Children	five
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Jack William Ady (born September 22, 1932) is a former provincial-level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1997. He was born in Cardston, Alberta.^[1]

Political career

Ady was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1986 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Cardston by a comfortable margin to hold the district for the Progressive Conservatives defeating three other candidates.^[2] He was re-elected to his second term in the 1989 Alberta general election. He defeated two other candidates in a landslide.^[3] Premier Ralph Klein appointed Ady as the Minister of Advanced Education and Technology and Career Development in 1992, he held that post until he left office in 1997.^[4]

In 2008 the Alberta government disbanded the existing health care boards and created one single provincial board. It was titled the Alberta Health Services Board. Ady was appointed to the new 15 member board, where he served until August 31, 2010.

The riding of Cardston was abolished due to redistribution for the 1993 Alberta general election. Ady ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Cardston-Chief Mountain. He won that district by slightly reduced plurality defeating two other candidates.^[5]

Ady did not run for a fourth term and retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1997. His daughter in law Cindy Ady is the current MLA for the electoral district of Calgary Shaw.

Ady is a father of five children: Donald, Jack (Douglas), Lori, John, and Robert.

Late life

After leaving political office, Ady joined the Mount Royal College Board of Governors in 2000. A year later, on August 21, 2001, Minister of Learning Lyle Oberg appointed him as Chair the Board.^[4]

References

1. Canada. Parliament (1992). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Gale Canada. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
2. "Cardston results 1986". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
3. "Cardston results 1989". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
4. "Jack Ady Designated Mount Royal Board Chair". Government of Alberta. August 21, 2001. Archived from the original on February 14, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
5. "Cardston-Chief Mountain results 1993". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-04-18.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing