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 byRay Martin
MLA for Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont
In office
1993–1997
Personal details
Born (1938-08-08) August 8, 1938 (age 85)
Lamont, Alberta
Political partyAlberta Liberal Party
Progressive Conservative
SpouseKatherine Halisky
ChildrenJacqueline Steenson & Lorri Jankowski-Arndt
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
Occupationformer surveyor, engineer, politician

Political career edit

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 edit

  1. ^ HighBeam
  2. ^ "Edmonton Beverly-Belmont 1993 official results". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  3. ^ "Edmonton Beverly-Clareview 1997 official results". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  4. ^ "Edmonton Beverly-Clareview 2001 official results". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  5. ^ "Votes and Proceedings" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. August 29, 2006. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2006.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
New District
MLA Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont
1993–1997
Succeeded by
District Abolished
Preceded by
New District
MLA Edmonton Beverly-Clareview
1997–2004
Succeeded by