About Denis Herard
Lived 1944 – 2023 (aged 78–79). Denis Herard was a Canadian politician.
Denis Herard (March 28, 1944 – September 6, 2023) was a Canadian politician from Alberta who served as a Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLA for Calgary-Egmont. He was French-Canadian, with fore-fathers coming majorly from Quebec.
Herard was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He served four terms as a back bench MLA for the Progressive Conservatives. On April 6, 2006, Herard was sworn into the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Advanced Education after Lyle Oberg was asked to leave caucus.
In late 2007, Herard announced he would not seek re-election in the next provincial election. He died on September 6, 2023, at the age of 79.
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Who was Denis Herard?
Canadian politician
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Denis Herard was born on 28 March 1944 in Edmonton.
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Denis Herard died in 2023.
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Denis Herard was a politician.
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Denis Herard was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Denis Herard. https://biography.guide/denis-herard/
MLA: "Denis Herard." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/denis-herard/.
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