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The Honourable
Verlyn Olson
ECA
The Honourable Verlyn Olson ECA
MLA for Wetaskiwin-Camrose
	In office; March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	LeRoy Johnson
Succeeded by	Bruce Hinkley
Personal details
Born	Verlyn Dale Olson; February 4, 1954 (age 70); Camrose, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Mardell
Children	3

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Verlyn Dale Olson ECA (born February 4, 1954) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 2008 to 2015 and was a cabinet minister from 2011 until 2015.

Political career

Olson first ran for a seat to the House of Commons of Canada in the Crowfoot electoral district in the 2000 Canadian federal election under the federal Progressive Conservative banner. He was defeated by Kevin Sorenson in a landslide that also saw incumbent Jack Ramsay get defeated.^[1]

Olson ran for seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 2008 provincial election and was elected to represent the electoral district of Wetaskiwin-Camrose in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the provincial Progressive Conservatives.

Olson succeeded Alison Redford as Alberta's Minister of Justice and Attorney General on February 18, 2011. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture for Alberta on May 8, 2012.

He was appointed acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General on April 25, 2015, in the middle of the election campaign, upon the sudden resignation of Jonathan Denis.^[2] He was defeated in the 2015 Alberta general election by NDP candidate Bruce Hinkley.^[3]

Private life

Verlyn was born and raised in Camrose. He and his wife, Mardell Olson, have three adult children and four grandchildren.

Community involvement

Olson's history of community involvement includes coaching local baseball and hockey and membership with the following organizations:

Viking Cup International Hockey Tournament Steering Committee, The Bethany Group (Health Care/Seniors Housing Board), Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation Board, Camrose Sport Development Society, Armena Athletic Association, Camrose Lutheran College Corporation (Augustana University College) Board of Regents.

References

^ "Crowfoot 2000 election results". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
^ "Jonathan Denis resigns". CBC. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
^ "Orange crush sweeps through Wetaskiwin-Camrose | Camrose Canadian". www.camrosecanadian.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.

External links

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[fedtry-1] "Crowfoot 2000 election results". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2009.

[fedtry2-2] "Jonathan Denis resigns". CBC. Retrieved April 25, 2015.

[3] "Orange crush sweeps through Wetaskiwin-Camrose | Camrose Canadian". www.camrosecanadian.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.

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-'''Verlyn Dale Olson''' (born February 4, 1954) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] provincial politician and former lawyer serving in [[Alberta]]. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 2008 to 2015.
+'''Verlyn Dale Olson''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA}} (born February 4, 1954) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the [[Alberta Legislature]] from 2008 to 2015 and was a cabinet minister from 2011 until 2015.
 ==Political career==
-Olson first ran for a seat to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[Crowfoot (electoral district)|Crowfoot]] electoral district in the [[Canadian federal election, 2000|2000 Canadian federal election]] under the federal [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] banner. He was defeated by [[Kevin Sorenson]] in a landslide that also saw incumbent [[Jack Ramsay (politician)|Jack Ramsay]] get defeated.<ref name="fedtry">{{cite web|title=Crowfoot 2000 election results|url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=9714|publisher=Parliament of Canada|accessdate=October 4, 2009}}</ref>
+Olson first ran for a seat to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[Crowfoot (electoral district)|Crowfoot]] electoral district in the [[2000 Canadian federal election]] under the federal [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] banner. He was defeated by [[Kevin Sorenson]] in a landslide that also saw incumbent [[Jack Ramsay (politician)|Jack Ramsay]] get defeated.<ref name="fedtry">{{cite web|title=Crowfoot 2000 election results|url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=9714|publisher=Parliament of Canada|access-date=October 4, 2009}}</ref>
-Olson ran for seat to the Alberta Legislature in the [[Alberta general election, 2008|2008 provincial election]] and was elected to represent the [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Wetaskiwin-Camrose]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]. He is a member of the provincial [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservatives]].
+Olson ran for seat to the Alberta Legislature in the [[2008 Alberta general election|2008 provincial election]] and was elected to represent the [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Wetaskiwin-Camrose]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]. He is a member of the provincial [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservatives]].
 Olson succeeded Alison Redford as Alberta's Minister of Justice and Attorney General on February 18, 2011. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture for Alberta on May 8, 2012.
-He was asked to take over the role of Minister of Justice and Attorney General on April 25, 2015, in the middle of the election campaign, upon the sudden resignation of Minister Jonathan Denis.<ref name="fedtry2">{{cite web|title=Jonathan Denis resigns|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jonathan-denis-resigns-as-justice-minister-amid-legal-proceedings-1.3049020|publisher=CBC|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref> He was defeated in the [[Alberta general election, 2015]] by NDP candidate [[Bruce Hinkley]].<ref>http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2015/05/06/orange-crush-sweeps-through-wetaskiwin-camrose</ref>
+He was appointed acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General on April 25, 2015, in the middle of the election campaign, upon the sudden resignation of [[Jonathan Denis]].<ref name="fedtry2">{{cite web|title=Jonathan Denis resigns|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jonathan-denis-resigns-as-justice-minister-amid-legal-proceedings-1.3049020|publisher=CBC|access-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref> He was defeated in the [[2015 Alberta general election]] by NDP candidate [[Bruce Hinkley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2015/05/06/orange-crush-sweeps-through-wetaskiwin-camrose |title=Orange crush sweeps through Wetaskiwin-Camrose {{!}} Camrose Canadian |website=www.camrosecanadian.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065448/http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2015/05/06/orange-crush-sweeps-through-wetaskiwin-camrose |archive-date=2015-05-18}}</ref>
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