Charlotte Oleson
Personal details
Born
Charlotte Louise Kingdon

(1932-05-17)May 17, 1932
Minnedosa, Manitoba[1]
DiedFebruary 19, 2017(2017-02-19) (aged 84)
Glenboro, Manitoba

Charlotte Louise Oleson (May 17, 1932 – February 19, 2017) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1990,[2] and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative government of Gary Filmon from 1988 to 1990.[3]

Career

She was born Charlotte Louise Kingdon, the daughter of John Clarence Kingdon and Elsie Wilmot, and was educated at Minnedosa Collegiate, the Manitoba Provincial Normal School and Brandon College. In 1953, she married Stanley Adaljon Oleson. Prior to running for political office, Oleson raised three children and worked as librarian for the town of Glenboro and later for Glenboro Collegiate. She was a councillor in the Village of Glenboro from 1977 to 1980, and the Deputy Mayor of the community[1] from 1980 to 1982. She also served as Vice-Chair of the Cypress Planning District from 1980 to 1982, and is a member of the Glenboro and Area Historical Society.[4]

Oleson was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1981, winning victory in the rural riding of Gladstone.[5] She was re-elected in the 1986 election, despite a credible showing from a candidate of the upstart Confederation of Regions Party. The Manitoba New Democratic Party won both of these elections, and Oleson sat in the opposition benches.[6]

She was re-elected again in the provincial election of 1988, as the Progressive Conservatives formed a minority government under the leadership of Gary Filmon.[7] On May 9, 1988, she was named Minister of Community Services and Minister of Employment Services and Economic Security with responsibility for the Status of Women. She resigned from the latter two responsibilities on April 21, 1989, to retire, and did not seek re-election in 1990.[3]

Oleson remained an active member of the Glenboro community, serving as President of the Glenboro Development Corporation, Chair of the Friends of Spruce Wood Park, and the Criddle/Vane Homestead committee [8] until she died on February 19, 2017, at the age of 84 years.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, Pierre G (1984). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ↑ "Manitoba Votes 2007 - Riding Profiles". CBC.ca. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. 1 2 "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  4. ↑ "WCPI search results". University of Winnipeg. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  5. ↑ "Members of the Thirty-Second Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: 1982-1986". Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Members of the Thirty-Third Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: 1986-1988". Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "Members of the Thirty-Fourth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: 1988-1990". Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  8. ↑ "Where are they now?" (PDF). Some Honourable Members. Association of Former Manitoba Members of the Legislative Assembly. Winter 2010–2011. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  9. ↑ "OLESON CHARLOTTE - Winnipeg Free Press Passages". passages.winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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