Bud Olson | |
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![]() Olson c. 1950s | |
14th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta | |
In office April 17, 1996 – February 10, 2000 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors General | Roméo LeBlanc Adrienne Clarkson |
Premier | Ralph Klein |
Preceded by | Gordon Towers |
Succeeded by | Lois Hole |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Medicine Hat | |
In office June 10, 1957 – March 31, 1958 | |
Preceded by | William Duncan Wylie |
Succeeded by | Edwin William Brunsden |
In office June 18, 1962 – October 30, 1972 | |
Preceded by | Edwin William Brunsden |
Succeeded by | Bert Hargrave |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 6 July 1968 – 26 November 1972 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Joe Greene |
Succeeded by | Eugene Whelan |
Senator for Alberta South, Alberta | |
In office April 5, 1977 – March 7, 1996 | |
Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
Personal details | |
Born | Horace Andrew Olson October 6, 1925 Iddesleigh, Alberta |
Died | February 14, 2002 (aged 76) Medicine Hat, Alberta |
Political party | Liberal (1967 onwards) Social Credit (until 1967) |
Spouse |
Marion Lucille McLachlan
(m. 1947) |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | farmer, rancher and businessman |
Horace Andrew "Bud" Olson PC AOE (October 6, 1925 – February 14, 2002) was a Canadian businessman, politician, and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1996 to 2000. He also served as a Member of Parliament, Senator, Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Economic and Regional Development. He was also a farmer and rancher, and president and operating officer of Farmer's Stockmen's Supplies in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, Alberta.