Henry Kroeger
| Henry Kroeger | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office 1975–1979 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph Sorenson |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Constituency | Sedgewick-Coronation |
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In office 1979–1987 |
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| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Shirley McClellan |
| Constituency | Chinook |
| Minister of Transportation | |
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In office March 1979 – November 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Horner |
| Succeeded by | Marvin Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 28, 1917 Moscow, Russia |
| Died | September 17, 1987 (aged 70) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Henry Kroeger (March 28, 1917 – September 17, 1987) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 until his death in 1987. During his time in office he served as Minister of Transportation in the Peter Lougheed government from 1979 to 1982.
Henry Kroeger was born in Moscow, Russia, the son of Helena (Rempel) and Heinrich Kroeger. His family was Mennonite, of German descent. He moved to Canada at the age of nine to escape the Russian Revolution.
His grandson is musician Chad Kroeger, of the band Nickelback.
Kroger ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1959 Alberta general election. He ran as a Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Stettler and was defeated by Galen Norris finishing third.
He made another attempt to run for office by running for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1975 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Sedgewick-Coronation defeating incumbent Ralph Sorenson in a closely contested race. Kroger became the provinces 500th MLA to be sworn in.
The Sedgewick-Coronation electoral district was abolished for the 1979 Alberta general election. Kroeger ran in the new Chinook electoral district. He was re-elected with a large majority defeating three other candidates. After the electoral Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Kroeger to serve in the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Transportation. When he was minister of Transportation he pushed to have Alberta Highway 16 twinned.
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