Len Werry

Leonard "Len" F. Werry
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 1967–1971
Preceded by	Charles Johnston
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Calgary Bowness
In office 1971–1973
Preceded by	New District
Succeeded by	Stewart McCrae
Constituency	Calgary-Foothills
Minister of Telephones and Utilities
In office March 1979 – 1973
Preceded by	Raymond Reierson
Succeeded by	Roy Farran
Personal details
Born	May 30, 1927 Cereal, Alberta
Died	February 25, 1973(1973-02-25) (aged 45) near Edson, Alberta

Leonard Frank Werry (May 30, 1927 – February 25, 1973) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to his death in 1973 and a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Alberta of Premier Peter Lougheed from 1971 to 1973.

Political career

Werry ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Northwest Calgary riding of Calgary Bowness in the 1967 Alberta general election. He defeated former Member of Parliament Charles Johnston in a hotly contested election to pick up that seat for the opposition Progressive Conservatives.

Werry ran for a second term in office in Calgary-Foothills in the 1971 Alberta general election as Calgary Bowness was abolished through redistricting. He picked up the new riding with a more comfortable result.

The Progressive Conservative party would form government in 1971. Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Werry as Minister of Telephones and Utilities. He died in a car accident in 1973.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing