Bud Olson
Horace Andrew "Bud" Olson PC AOE (October 6, 1925 – February 14, 2002) was a Canadian businessman, politician, and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1996 to 2000. He also served as a Member of Parliament, Senator, Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Economic and Regional Development. He was also a farmer and rancher, and president and operating officer of Farmer's Stockmen's Supplies in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, Alberta.
The Honourable Bud Olson | |
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Olson c. 1950s | |
| 14th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta | |
| In office April 17, 1996 – February 10, 2000 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Roméo LeBlanc Adrienne Clarkson |
| Premier | Ralph Klein |
| Preceded by | Gordon Towers |
| Succeeded by | Lois Hole |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Medicine Hat | |
| In office June 10, 1957 – March 31, 1958 | |
| Preceded by | William Duncan Wylie |
| Succeeded by | Edwin William Brunsden |
| In office June 18, 1962 – October 30, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin William Brunsden |
| Succeeded by | Bert Hargrave |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 6 July 1968 – 26 November 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Joe Greene |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Whelan |
| Senator for Alberta South, Alberta | |
| In office April 5, 1977 – March 7, 1996 | |
| Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Horace Andrew Olson October 6, 1925 Iddesleigh, Alberta |
| Died | February 14, 2002 (aged 76) Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Political party | Liberal (1967 onwards) Social Credit (until 1967) |
| Spouse |
Marion Lucille McLachlan
(m. 1947) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | farmer, rancher and businessman |
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