Laurence G. Decore

1988 Leadership Campaign

1993

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1940.06.28 - Vegreville, Alberta, Canada.

DATE AND PLACE OF DEATH: 1999.11.06 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

OCCUPATION: Lawyer, Real Estate Developer.

POLITICAL PARTY: Liberal.

ALBERTA PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE (MLA):
1997 - Did not seek re-election due to ill health.
1993.06.15 - Edmonton Glengarry - Re-Elected.
1989.03.20 - Edmonton Glengarry - Elected.

Leader of the Official Opposition: 1993 - 1994.

MAYOR OF EDMONTON (AB):
Served as Mayor: 1983-1988.
October 1986 - Re-Elected.
October 1983 - Elected.
October 1977 - Defeated.

EDMONTON (AB) CITY COUNCIL:
Served as Alderman: 1974-1977.
October 1974 - Elected.
October 1971 - Defeated.
October 1968 - Defeated.

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party, 1988. Elected on the first ballot.

Leader, Alberta Liberal Party, 1988 - 1994. The Liberals won 8 seats in the 1989 elections, a gain of 4 seats. The Liberals won 40% of the vote and 32 seats in the 1993 elections, a gain of 22 seats -- which earned the party Official Opposition status (the largest opposition caucus in Alberta history).

MISCELLANEOUS: Birth name: Lavrentiy Dikur. Son of MP John Decore (Liberal-Alberta), who served 1949-57. Founder, Alberta Cultural Heritage Council, 1973.