Preceded by Stewart McCrae Role Politician Succeeded by Pat Nelson Died December 18, 1988 | Constituency Calgary-Foothills Residence Calgary, Canada Name Janet Koper | |
Born July 22, 1931
Edmonton, Alberta ( 1931-07-22 ) Political party Progressive Conservative Occupation educator for 17 years, politician for 5 years Party Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta | ||
Janet Shirley Koper (July 22, 1931 – December 18, 1988) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 to 1988 sitting as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career
Koper started her career as an educator, Principal, and later a superintendent for the Calgary Public School Board. She ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1982 Alberta general election. She won handily defeating four other candidates to hold the Calgary-Foothills electoral district for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During her term as MLA, Janet sponsored three crucial bills: The Public Health Act, The Child Transportation Safety Act, and the Maintenance Enforcement Act.
She was re-elected with a reduced majority to her second term in the 1986 Alberta general election. She died of cancer while still holding office in 1988.