Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE (born in Westmount, Quebec, August 30, 1933) was a Canadian politician who served as Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before leaving politics for the private sector in 1979. He returned to politics six years later to contest the leadership contest resulting from Lougheed's retirement.
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- Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE (born in Westmount, Quebec, August 30, 1933) was a Canadian politician who served as Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before leaving politics for the private sector in 1979. He returned to politics six years later to contest the leadership contest resulting from Lougheed's retirement. He defeated two other candidates, and became Premier November 1, 1985. As Premier, Getty was faced with an economic slowdown and falling energy prices, which hit Alberta's petroleum-dominated economy hard. Faced with mounting government deficits and increasing unemployment, he cut social spending and intervened with government money to prevent businesses from failing. Several of these interventions backfired in high profile fashion, failing at their intended objective and costing scarce public funds as well. While some analysts argue that Getty's fiscal program laid the groundwork for Ralph Klein's later balancing of the provincial budget, on Getty's departure from office the government's debt had reached $11 billion, setting the stage for his successor to characterize the Getty years as an era of wasteful and excessive spending. His efforts at strengthening Alberta's presence in Canada initially appeared more successful, as he won the agreement of Canada's other first ministers in including elements of Senate reform in the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, but these efforts came to naught when both accords were rejected—the second by the Canadian public, including a majority of Albertans. Getty was also facing political problems within Alberta, including a defeat in his home riding of Edmonton Whitemud in the 1989 election (leading to a successful by-election in Stettler, vacated by a P.C. MLA) and leadership machinations from some of his own ministers. In light of this, he resigned the Premiership in 1992. Before entering politics, Getty had been a quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He passed for more than eight thousand yards over his ten year career, and was put on the team's Wall of Fame in 1992.
- Donald („Don“) Ross Getty, OC, AOE ist ein kanadischer Politiker, Unternehmer und ehemaliger Canadian-Football-Spieler. In den 1950er Jahren spielte er in der Canadian Football League und wurde mit den Edmonton Eskimos zweimal Meister. Vom 1. November 1985 bis 14. Dezember 1992 war er Premierminister der Provinz Alberta und Vorsitzender der Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta.
- L'honorable Donald Russ Getty, C.P. , O.C. , est un ancien homme politique canadien qui a été premier ministre de l'Alberta et chef du Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Alberta entre 1985 et 1992. Avant de devenir premier ministre, il a aussi été joueur de football dans la LCF pour les Eskimos d'Edmonton.
- Donald Ross Getty is een Canadees atleet, zakenman en politicus. Hij was de 11 Premier van Alberta van 1985 tot 1992. In 1955 vestigde Getty zich met zijn gezin in Edmonton waar hij de volgende tien jaar professioneel Canadian football speelde voor de Edmonton Eskimos. Hij won met dit team twee maal de Grey Cup, het Canadese kampioenschap. Na een korte carrière in de zakenwereld werd Getty in 1967 voor de eerste maal gekozen in de wetgevende vergadering van Alberta (Legislative Assembly of Alberta) voor de Progressief-Conservatieve Partij van Alberta. Aanvankelijk was hij lid van de oppositie maar na een verkiezingszege in 1971 bekleede hij diverse ministersposten totdat hij in 1979 terugkeerde naar de privésector. In 1985 keerde Getty wederom terug in de provinciale politiek en werd hij aangewezen als leider van de Progressief-Conservatieven. Op 1 november van dat jaar werd hij benoemd tot premier van Alberta. Hij leidde zijn partij naar nog eens twee verkiezingsoverwinningen, in 1986 en 1989 hoewel hij bij die laatste wel zijn eigen district verloor en zich dus opnieuw verkiesbaar moest stellen in een zogenaamde by-election, een tussentijdse verkiezing in een district. Een verslechterende economie maakte het aannemelijk dat Getty de verkiezingen die voor 1993 gepland stonden zou verliezen en in september 1992 kondigde hij aan ontslag te nemen als partijleider en dus ook als premier. Hij werd opgevolgd door zijn partijgenoot Ralph Klein.
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- Four sons (Dale, David, Darin, and Derek)
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- Added to the Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour, 1992
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- Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 1985 to 1992
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- 14 December 1992
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- 1 November 1985
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- Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE (born in Westmount, Quebec, August 30, 1933) was a Canadian politician who served as Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before leaving politics for the private sector in 1979. He returned to politics six years later to contest the leadership contest resulting from Lougheed's retirement.
- Donald („Don“) Ross Getty, OC, AOE ist ein kanadischer Politiker, Unternehmer und ehemaliger Canadian-Football-Spieler. In den 1950er Jahren spielte er in der Canadian Football League und wurde mit den Edmonton Eskimos zweimal Meister. Vom 1. November 1985 bis 14. Dezember 1992 war er Premierminister der Provinz Alberta und Vorsitzender der Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta.
- L'honorable Donald Russ Getty, C.P. , O.C. , est un ancien homme politique canadien qui a été premier ministre de l'Alberta et chef du Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Alberta entre 1985 et 1992. Avant de devenir premier ministre, il a aussi été joueur de football dans la LCF pour les Eskimos d'Edmonton.
- Donald Ross Getty is een Canadees atleet, zakenman en politicus. Hij was de 11 Premier van Alberta van 1985 tot 1992. In 1955 vestigde Getty zich met zijn gezin in Edmonton waar hij de volgende tien jaar professioneel Canadian football speelde voor de Edmonton Eskimos. Hij won met dit team twee maal de Grey Cup, het Canadese kampioenschap.
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