Kenneth Frank Lemke (1951 – July 14, 2023) was a politician from

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. He served as mayor of Stony Plain from 2007 to 2012, and at the provincial level he represented Stony Plain from 2012 to 2015, as a Progressive Conservative.

Political career

Lemke successfully ran for town councillor in 1995. He held this position for four terms, until deciding to take a run for mayor. Lemke was elected mayor of the Town of Stony Plain in

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, and was

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. In November 2011, with Stony Plain MLA Fred Lindsay retiring, Lemke ran for the Progressive Conservative (PC) nomination. In the 2012 election, he won the Stony Plain riding, and successfully made his way into provincial politics. He held the seat until the

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, when he was defeated by New Democrat

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. Lemke died on July 14, 2023, at the age of 72.

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* 1950s births 2023 deaths 21st-century mayors of places in Alberta Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta {{Alberta-MLA-stub