Clint Dunford

Clint Dunford
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 15, 1993 – March 3, 2008
Preceded byJohn Gogo
Succeeded byGreg Weadick
ConstituencyLethbridge West
Personal details
Born
Clinton Earl Dunford

(1943-02-21)February 21, 1943
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
DiedOctober 14, 2021(2021-10-14) (aged 78)
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta

Clinton Earl Dunford (February 21, 1943 – October 14, 2021) was a Canadian politician in Lethbridge, Alberta.[1] He was first elected in 1993 as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Lethbridge West, and elected to his fourth term on November 22, 2004. He did not seek re-election in the 2008 election.[2]

He served as Minister of Alberta Advanced Education and Career Development, Minister of Alberta Human Resources and Employment and Minister of Economic Development, and he was responsible for the Personnel Administration Office, the Alberta Labour Relations Board, Workers Compensation Board, and Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers Compensation.

Dunford was raised in Portreeve, Saskatchewan. He held a bachelor's degree, majoring in economics, from the University of Calgary. Before his MLA career, he was president and owner of CED Consulting Ltd. in Lethbridge.

Dunford was diagnosed with incurable cancer (Multiple Myeloma) in November 2005.[3] He continued to work while undergoing cancer treatment in Edmonton, receiving a stem cell transplant in April 2006.

Dunford died on October 14, 2021, at the age of 78.[4][5] He lived in Lethbridge with his wife Gwen. He had one son, three stepsons, and nine grandchildren.

References

  1. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". P. G. Normandin. December 29, 1996 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Ex-ministers, Tory MLA retire". Edmonton Journal. August 25, 2007. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Veteran Alberta cabinet minister Clint Dunford battling incurable cancer". cnews. November 4, 2005. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Beeber, Al (October 15, 2021). "Former MLA Clint Dunford remembered with 'huge respect' as Lethbridge loses 'enthusiastic advocate for our city'". The Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Modney, Dori (October 15, 2021). "Former Lethbridge MLA Clint Dunford passes". Lethbridge News Now.