Marlene Graham (born May 31, 1953) is a judge and a former provincial level politician from

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, Canada. She served as a member of the

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from 1997 until 2004.

Political career

Graham was first elected to the

in the

1997 Alberta general election The 1997 Alberta general election was held on March 11, 1997, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Ralph Klein won its eighth consecutive mandate going back to 1971, inc ...

as a Progressive Conservative member for

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. She served 2 terms as MLA and resigned in 2004. During her time in office she did a lot of work revising the Alberta Family Law system. After leaving politics, she was appointed as a provincial judge.

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CBC News Headlines Index December 2004
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