Julius Yankowsky
Julius Edward Yankowsky (born August 8, 1938) is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2004.[1]
Julius Yankowsky | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | |
| In office 1997–2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Ray Martin |
| MLA for Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1938 Lamont, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta Liberal Party Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Katherine Halisky |
| Children | Jacqueline Steenson & Lorri Jankowski-Arndt |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | former surveyor, engineer, politician |
Political career
Yankowsky first ran for the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 general election, in the electoral district of Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont for the Liberal Party. He defeated incumbent New Democrat MLA Ed Ewasiuk.[2] A year into his first term in office Yankowsky crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservative Party. In the 1997 general election he was re-elected in the new electoral district of Edmonton Beverly-Clareview.[3] In the 2001 general election he was re-elected with a comfortable plurality over five other candidates.[4] In the 2004 Alberta general election he was defeated by former NDP Leader Ray Martin.
On June 1, 2006 Yankowsky was appointed to the board of directors of the newly formed Alberta Association of Former MLAs.[5]
References
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- ^ . Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ . Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ . Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. August 29, 2006. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2006.