Robert "Bob" Curtis Clark (born July 2, 1937 in Acme, Alberta, Canada) is a former teacher, civil servant and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981. During his career he served as Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and Leader of the Official Opposition. After his provincial political career, he served as the Alberta Ethics Commissioner from April 1, 1992 to March 31, 200...
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Robert "Bob" Curtis Clark (born July 2, 1937 in Acme, Alberta, Canada) is a former teacher, civil servant and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981. During his career he served as Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and Leader of the Official Opposition. After his provincial political career, he served as the Alberta Ethics Commissioner from April 1, 1992 to March 31, 2003.
Robert Curtis Clark was born in Acme on July 2, 1937. He became a school teacher at the age of nineteen in 1956 for Mountain View County. Four years later he made a run for provincial political office.
Clark was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held in the electoral district of Didsbury on November 30, 1960. The by-election was caused by the death of the previous member James Owens. Clark won the hotly contested three way race for the Socreds by doubling the votes of second place candidate J.A. Lore of the Liberals....
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