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Donald Ross "Don" Getty, OC, AOE (born August 30, 1933) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before leaving politics for the private sector in 1979. He returned to politics six years later to contest the leadership contest resulting from Lougheed's retirement. He defeated two other candidates, and became Premier November 1, 1985.

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  • Don Getty
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  • Donald Ross "Don" Getty, OC, AOE (born August 30, 1933) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before leaving politics for the private sector in 1979. He returned to politics six years later to contest the leadership contest resulting from Lougheed's retirement. He defeated two other candidates, and became Premier November 1, 1985.
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  • 2787(xsd:integer)
term start
  • 1967-05-23(xsd:date)
  • 1971-08-30(xsd:date)
  • 1971-09-10(xsd:date)
  • 1985-11-01(xsd:date)
  • 1985-12-11(xsd:date)
  • 1989-05-09(xsd:date)
  • March 1975
Birth Date
  • 1933-08-30(xsd:date)
Status
  • Retired
Spouse
  • Margaret Mitchell
Name
  • Don Getty
  • Donald Ross Getty
  • Getty, Donald Ross
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  • Getty after winning the 44th Grey Cup in 1956
Height in
  • 2(xsd:integer)
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Party
Birth Place
Weight lbs
  • 195(xsd:integer)
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  • No
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Awards
  • Grey Cup
  • Runner up, Schenley Award
  • Outstanding Canadian, Western Interprovincial Football Union
term end
  • 1971-08-30(xsd:date)
  • 1979-03-14(xsd:date)
  • 1989-03-20(xsd:date)
  • 1992-12-13(xsd:date)
  • 1992-12-14(xsd:date)
  • March 1979
  • March 1975
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Place of Birth
Successor
Before
  • Norman Kwong, Former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
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playing years
  • –
After
  • Ed Stelmach, Former Premier of Alberta
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  • 6(xsd:integer)
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