Eleanor Maroes

Eleanor Maroes is a politician and accountant in Alberta, Canada. She is currently the Treasurer of the Wildrose Party of Alberta. She is also a former interim leader of the Alberta Alliance Party.

Reform Party

Eleanor Maroes got involved with the Reform Party of Canada in 1989. She bought a membership from Preston Manning at an "Axe the Tax" rally, in which she participated in as a volunteer. That same year, she became the Treasurer and shortly thereafter, President of the Edmonton East riding.

She served on the Board of the Reform Party for Edmonton Southeast riding from 1992 to 1997.Maroes became a federal candidate in Edmonton Southeast during the 1997 federal election, finishing just behind David Kilgour for the Reform Party of Canada in a photo finish race.

Alberta Alliance

Eleanor joined the Alberta Alliance Party at the party's founding in 2002. She first served as Party President from October 2002 to April 2004, then Deputy Leader to November 2004 and President of the Edmonton Region from November 2004 to April 2005.

During the 2004 Alberta provincial election Eleanor Maroes ran in Edmonton Ellerslie and came up with the best showing for the party in metro Edmonton.

Eleanor was appointed Interim Leader of the Alberta Alliance on April 4 2005, to take effect on April 15 2005 when Randy Thorsteinson stepped down. She served until the November 19 2005 Leadership convention, where Paul Hinman was elected.

In 2006 Eleanor was returned to the provincial council as the Vice President of Fundraising.

Wildrose Party

Eleanor became Treasurer of the Wildrose Party of Alberta at its founding on June 23, 2007. She ran for a position on the executive at the merger meeting of the Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta but was defeated.

External links

* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/hansard/hansard.26/session.1/20050404_1330_han.pdf Eleanor Maroes guest introduction Alberta Legislature Hansard April 4, 2005]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2004/riding/030/ CBC riding profile Edmonton Ellerslie]
* [http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/membersofparliament/ProfileCandidate.aspx?Key=1340&Language=E Eleanor Maroes Election Candidate Profile Parliament of Canada]
* [http://www.allianceopposition.ca/newsrelease10272005.htm Accountability lacking in ASC appointments: Alberta Alliance news release October 27, 2005]