Dave Hancock
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Dave Hancock QC |
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Dave Hancock in 2011
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| 15th Premier of Alberta | |
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In office March 23, 2014 – September 15, 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Donald Ethell |
| Preceded by | Alison Redford |
| Succeeded by | Jim Prentice |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Whitemud | |
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In office March 11, 1997 – September 15, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Percy |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Mandel |
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David Graeme Hancock August 10, 1955 Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Janet |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | lawyer |
David Graeme "Dave" Hancock, QC (born August 10, 1955) is a Canadian lawyer and was the 15th Premier of Alberta in 2014. From 1997 to 2014 he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Edmonton-Whitemud as a Progressive Conservative. Hancock announced his resignation from the legislature on September 12, 2014.
Hancock was born August 10, 1955 in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories and grew up in Hazelton, British Columbia. He went to high school in Fort Vermilion, Alberta before moving to Edmonton in 1972.
Hancock was politically involved from a young age, serving as the president of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta's youth wing from 1974–1976. He later served as party president from 1990–1992. Under his leadership, the Progressive Conservative Party instituted a one-member-one-vote system for leadership conventions and introduced a Statement of Principles and a grassroots policy development process.
Before being elected, Hancock was a partner with Matheson and Company, Barristers and Solicitors, having received his law degree from the University of Alberta.
Mike Percy's retirement after serving one term in the Legislature for the Alberta Liberal Party left open the constituency of Edmonton-Whitemud, the riding once held by former Premier Don Getty. Hancock secured the PC nomination and squared off against Corky Meyer of the Liberals and Charan Khehra of the Alberta New Democratic Party in the 1997 provincial election. Hancock won the constituency with 51 per cent of the vote, beating runner-up Meyer by 2,020 votes. He was one of only two Progressive Conservatives elected in Edmonton's 19 constituencies (Julius Yankowsky, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, was the other.)
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