Background
Horner was born in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan.
Horner was born in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan.
He served as a Canadian federal and provincial politician. He was a Minister of the Crown in the province of Alberta and worked on agricultural projects after leaving politics. Horner first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1958 federal election.
Horner would run again in the 1962 federal election, and defeated Yuill once again to earn his second term in office.
Parliament would be dissolved a year later after the minority government fell forcing the 1963 federal election. Horner would run for his final term in federal office in the 1965 federal election.
He would resign from his seat in 1967 to run for a seat in the provincial legislature. Horner ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the Lac Ste.
Anne electoral district.
Horner"s district was abolished in 1971, so he decided to run in the new Barrhead district. Horner was appointed to the cabinet after being elected in 1971. His first post was Minister of Agriculture.
He served that portfolio from 1971 to 1975.
He also served as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Economic Development as well as Deputy Premier. He retained his seat for a third term in the 1975 Alberta general election increasing his margin of victory.
He resigned his post less than a year later on October 1, 1979. Horner was inducted into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1988 for his work in helping revive the Agriculture industry when he served as Minister of Agriculture in the province from 1971 to 1975.
Hugh Horner died of a heart attack in Edmonton in 1997.
Horner"s family has been very active on the Canadian political scene, his father Ralph Horner served as a Canadian Senator representing Saskatchewan from 1933 to 1964. Horner"s two brothers both served in the Canadian House of Commons.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta.