Bonnie Mary Sheila Laing (née Paul; March 30, 1937 – November 11, 2016) was a teacher, politician and health care professional from Alberta, Canada.[1]
Bonnie Laing | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Calgary-Bow | |
| In office 1989–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Webber |
| Succeeded by | Alana DeLong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bonnie Mary Sheila Paul March 30, 1937 Calgary, Alberta |
| Died | November 11, 2016 (aged 79) Bowcrest Care Centre, Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Wyatt B. Laing |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Educator, politician, health care professional |
Early life
editBonnie Laing had a career as an educator for 26 years; she left that role when she ran for public office in 1989.[2]
Political career
editLaing ran for public office in the 1989 Alberta general election. She won a hotly contested three-way race that saw each candidate in the electoral district of Calgary-Bow pick up 30% of the popular vote. Laing finished first, defeating Tim Bardsley and Scott Jeffery of the Liberals and NDP.[3]
Laing won her second term in office in the 1993 Alberta general election with a much larger margin, defeating six other candidates and winning almost 47% of the popular vote. She was re-elected to her third and final term in the 1997 Alberta general election by her biggest margin, defeating four other candidates and winning 54% of the popular vote.[3]
During her time in office Laing served on the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. She also served as the co-chair on the government's Special Task Force on Province-Wide Health Services. Laing also chaired the province's 1997 Health System Funding Review Committee.[2]
Later career and death
editAfter leaving politics, Laing was appointed chair of the Health Utilization and Outcomes Commission. She continued to serve as vice-chair after the commission was renamed the Health Quality Council of Alberta.[2]
Laing died on November 11, 2016, at the age of 79 at the Bowcrest Care Centre in Calgary.[4]
References
edit- ^ Lumley, E. (2002). The Canadian Who's who. University of Toronto Press. ISSN 0068-9963. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ a b c "Alberta mandates council to focus on quality healthcare". Canadian Healthcare Technology. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b "Calgary Bow and Calgary Bowness Official Results". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Bonnie Mary Sheila Laing: Obituary". Calgary Herald. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.