Janet Shirley Koper | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
In office 1982–1988 |
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Preceded by | Stewart McCrae |
Succeeded by | Pat Nelson |
Constituency | Calgary-Foothills |
Personal details | |
Born |
Edmonton, Alberta |
July 22, 1931
Died | December 18, 1988 | (aged 57)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
Occupation | educator for 17 years, politician for 5 years |
Janet Shirley Koper (July 22, 1931 – December 18, 1988) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 to 1988 sitting as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Koper started her career as an educator, Principal, and later a superintendent for the Calgary Public School Board. She ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1982 Alberta general election. She won handily defeating four other candidates to hold the Calgary-Foothills electoral district for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During her term as MLA, Janet sponsored three crucial bills: The Public Health Act, The Child Transportation Safety Act, and the Maintenance Enforcement Act.
She was re-elected with a reduced majority to her second term in the 1986 Alberta general election. She died of cancer while still holding office in 1988.