Ron Ghitter

The Hon.
Ron Ghitter
Senator for Alberta, Alberta
In office
1993–2000
Appointed by Brian Mulroney
Preceded by Stanley Waters
Succeeded by Tommy Banks
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Buffalo
In office
1971–1979
Preceded by New District
Succeeded by Tom Sindlinger
Personal details
Born (1935-08-22) August 22, 1935
Calgary, Alberta
Political party Progressive Conservative

Ronald D. Ghitter (born August 22, 1935) is a Canadian lawyer and former Senator.

Life and career

Born in Calgary, Alberta, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1956 and his Bachelor of Law degree in 1959 from the University of Alberta. He practised real estate law in Calgary. From 1986 to 1988, he was Executive Vice President of Development at Trizec Corporation.

He was first elected in the 1971 Alberta general election defeating popular Calgary Stampeders star Don Luzzi from the Alberta Social Credit Party in a very tight race. He served two terms as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the electoral district of Calgary-Buffalo until 1979.

Following revelations that James Keegstra, an Eckville school teacher, had taught his students anti-semitic propaganda, Ghitter headed a committee investigating issues of tolerance and understanding within the educational system. This committee released a report to the government in 1984.

Ghitter re-entered politics in 1985 to run for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party but came in third losing to Don Getty.

He was appointed to the Senate in 1993 representing the senatorial division of Alberta. From 1996 to 1999, he was the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee of Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources. Sitting as a Progressive Conservative, he resigned in 2000.

In 1990, he was awarded the Alberta Human Rights Award.

Party leadership contest

Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership convention, 1985
Second ballot
Candidate Votes Percentage
Don Getty 1,061 56.2%
Julian Koziak 827 43.8%
First ballot
Candidate Votes Percentage
Don Getty 913 48.4%
Julian Koziak 545 28.9%
Ron Ghitter 428 22.7%

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