David John Russell

David J. Russell
David J. Russell
2nd Deputy Premier of Alberta
	In office; November 1, 1985 – March 1989
Preceded by	Hugh Horner
Succeeded by	Jim Horsman
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
	In office; 1967–1971
Constituency	Calgary Victoria Park
	In office; 1971–1989
Succeeded by	Ralph Klein
Constituency	Calgary Elbow
Personal details
Born	July 29, 1931; Calgary, Alberta
Political party	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Alma mater	University of Manitoba; Cornell University
Occupation	architect

David John Russell (born July 29, 1931) is a retired politician from Alberta, Canada.[1]

Born in Calgary in 1931, Russell was elected to Calgary City Council and served as Alderman from 1960–1961 and then again from 1963 to 1967.

Russell was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a Progressive Conservative member in the 1967 Alberta general election for Calgary Victoria Park. Russell served one term as the member for that riding as a member for the Progressive Conservative opposition under Peter Lougheed. In the 1971 Alberta general election Russell was re-elected as the member for the new district of Calgary Elbow. The Progressive Conservative party formed the government in that election. Russell served 5 terms as the member for the riding and retired in 1989.

Russell served as Deputy Premier from 1986-1989.

References

Preceded by New District	MLA Calgary Victoria Park 1967-1971	Succeeded by District Abolished
Preceded by New District	MLA Calgary Elbow 1971-1989	Succeeded by Ralph Klein

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