- John Gogo
John Gogo is a former provincial politician and career soldier in the
Canadian Armed Forces . From 1949 to 1962 he served as a in the Canadian Army attaining the rank of Sargent. He served as a member of theLegislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993.Early life
Gogo joined the
Canadian Armed Forces . He went overseas and served in combat in theKorea War .cite web|title= 2007 Honorary Degree Recipients, Senate Award Winner|url=http://www.uleth.ca/notice/display.html?b=13&s=7562|publisher=University of Lethbridge|accessdate=2008-05-24|date=March 8 ,2007 ] In 1972 Gogo became President of theRotary Club of Lethbridge.cite web|url=http://lethbridgerotary.org/Misc%20to%202007/Charter-Members.htm|title=History of the Club Lethbridge|publisher=The Rotary Clubof Lethbridge | accessdate=2008-05-24]Political career
Gogo ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1975 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA
Richard Gruenwald by a wide margin to win his first term in office and pickup the seat for the Progressive Conservatives.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1975&Constit=Lethbridge_West|title=Lethbridge-West election results 1975|publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation|accessdate=2008-05-19] He was re-elected in the 1979 Alberta general election significantly increasing his popular vote.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1979&Constit=Lethbridge_West|title=Lethbridge-West election results 1979|publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation|accessdate=2008-05-19] In the 1982 Alberta general election Gogo won a landslide, the largest plurality of political his career as he defeated four other candidates.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1982&Constit=Lethbridge_West|title=Lethbridge-West election results 1982|publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation|accessdate=2008-05-19] He would loose almost 5,000 votes from his 1982 total running for a fourth term in office in the 1986 Alberta general electioncite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1986&Constit=Lethbridge_West|title=Lethbridge-West election results 1986|publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation|accessdate=2008-05-19] cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1989&Constit=Lethbridge_West|title=Lethbridge-West election results 1989|publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation|accessdate=2008-05-19]Late life
On
May 31 ,2007 Gogo was awarded an honorary honorary doctorate degree from theUniversity of Lethbridge .cite hansard|house=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|date=June 6 ,2007 |url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_26/session_3/20070606_1300_01_han.pdf|page=1582]References
External links
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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