Albert Ludwig
Albert Ludwig (born November 14, 1919) was a long serving politician and World War II combat veteran, lawyer, judge and current author from Alberta, Canada.
Early life
Ludwig was born in 1919 in Melfort, Saskatchewan.[1] Ludwig joined the Canadian Forces in 1940.
Political career
Ludwig served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Social Credit Party of Alberta through four terms from 1959 to 1975. Ludwig was nominated in the 1975 Alberta general election but due to his wife's terminal illness that year he did not campaign and therefore lost the election to John Kushner. After this election he left politics to practice law.
Ludwig did not limit himself to provincial politics. He ran twice federally in Calgary East for the Liberal Party of Canada, he lost both times again to John Kushner who also left provincial politics to run federally. After failing to gain office federally he was appointed as a Judge to the Provincial Criminal Court of Alberta and served that position from 1980 until his retirement 1989.
Ludwig was nominated as the Liberal candidate in Calgary Foothills only days before the 1997 Alberta general election but was unable to regain a seat in the legislature and was defeated by incumbent Pat Black.
Ludwig was also the author of the Canadian Creed.
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| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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| Preceded by
New District
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MLA Calgary North East 1959–1963 |
Succeeded by District Abolished |
| Preceded by
New District
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MLA Calgary East 1963–1971 |
Succeeded by Moe Amery |
| Preceded by
New District
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MLA Calgary Mountain View 1971–1975 |
Succeeded by John Kushner |
- 1919 births
- Living people
- Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs
- Canadian military personnel of World War II
- Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 1979 Canadian federal election
- Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election
- People from Melfort, Saskatchewan
- Members of the Executive Council of Alberta
