Milton George Pahl ECA (October 30, 1943 – March 1, 2023) was a provincial level politician and current businessman from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986. During his time in office he sat as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He served as a Member of the Executive Council as Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs in the Government of Alberta from 1982 to 1986.
The Honourable Milton "Milt" George Pahl | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1979–1986 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Gibeault |
| Constituency | Edmonton-Mill Woods |
| Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs | |
| In office November 1982 – May 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Don McCrimmon |
| Succeeded by | Dave Hancock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 30, 1943 Hanna, Alberta, Canada[1] |
| Died | March 1, 2023 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Political career edit
Pahl ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won the new electoral district of Edmonton-Mill Woods with a landslide to pick up the seat for the governing Progressive Conservative party.[2]
Pahl ran for a second term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election. He more than doubled his popular vote to be re-elected by a substantial margin.[3] After the election Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Pahl to a position in the Executive Council of Alberta as Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs. He kept that portfolio after Don Getty became premier in 1985.
Pahl was involved in a row with federal Minister of Aboriginal Affairs David Crombie over the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation. The band was promised a settlement of land for a native reserve in 1940. After decades of unrest and negotiation Pahl declared the matter settled in a news conference which Crombie denied.[4] Pahl also announced that subsurface mineral rights will be included with all future land claims settlements with the Government of Alberta.[5]
Pahl ran for a third term in office in the 1986 Alberta general election but was defeated in a closely contested election by Gerry Gibeault a candidate for the New Democrats.[6]
Late life edit
After leaving politics, Pahl set up a scholarship in his name at the University of Alberta comprising contributions he received from his time in public office awarded annually to a student who completed the first year of the MBA program in the top half of their class.[7]
Pahl later was the President of Native Venture Capital Company, Inc.[8] He died on March 1, 2023, at the age of 79.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1979.
- ^ "Edmonton-Mill Woods results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "Edmonton-Mill Woods results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ John Goddard (February 1988). "Forked Tongues". Saturday Night. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "Legislative Reports - Alberta". Canadian Parliamentary Review Vol 7 No. 3. Parliament of Canada. 1984. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "Edmonton-Mill Woods results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "U of A Administered Awards". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on November 10, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "Venture Capital & Financing Companies". enotes.com. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ Milton PAHL obituary, The Calgary Herald