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- Don_Getty abstract "Donald Ross "Don" Getty, OC, AOE (born August 30, 1933) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before leaving politics for the private sector in 1979. He returned to politics six years later to contest the leadership contest resulting from Lougheed's retirement. He defeated two other candidates, and became Premier November 1, 1985.As Premier, Getty was faced with an economic slowdown and falling energy prices, which hit Alberta's petroleum-dominated economy hard. Faced with mounting government deficits and increasing unemployment, he cut social spending and intervened with government money to prevent businesses from failing. Several of these interventions backfired in high profile fashion, failing at their intended objective and costing scarce public funds as well. While some analysts argue that Getty's fiscal program laid the groundwork for Ralph Klein's later balancing of the provincial budget, on Getty's departure from office the government's debt had reached $11 billion, setting the stage for his successor to characterize the Getty years as an era of wasteful and excessive spending.His efforts at strengthening Alberta's presence in Canada initially appeared more successful, as he won the agreement of Canada's other first ministers in including elements of Senate reform in the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, but these efforts came to naught when both accords were rejected—the second by the Canadian public, including a majority of Albertans. Getty was also facing political problems within Alberta, including a defeat in his home riding of Edmonton-Whitemud in the 1989 election (leading to a successful by-election in Stettler, vacated by a P.C. MLA) and leadership machinations from some of his own ministers. In light of this, he resigned the Premiership in 1992.Before entering politics, Getty had been a quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He passed for more than eight thousand yards over his ten-year career, and was put on the team's Wall of Fame in 1992.".
- Don_Getty activeYearsEndDate "1971-08-30".
- Don_Getty activeYearsEndDate "1979-03-14".
- Don_Getty activeYearsEndDate "1989-03-20".
- Don_Getty activeYearsEndDate "1992-12-13".
- Don_Getty activeYearsEndDate "1992-12-14".
- Don_Getty activeYearsStartDate "1967-05-23".
- Don_Getty activeYearsStartDate "1971-08-30".
- Don_Getty activeYearsStartDate "1971-09-10".
- Don_Getty activeYearsStartDate "1985-11-01".
- Don_Getty activeYearsStartDate "1985-12-11".
- Don_Getty activeYearsStartDate "1989-05-09".
- Don_Getty almaMater University_of_Western_Ontario.
- Don_Getty birthDate "1933-08-30".
- Don_Getty birthDate "1951-05-11".
- Don_Getty birthPlace Quebec.
- Don_Getty birthPlace Westmount,_Quebec.
- Don_Getty birthYear "1951".
- Don_Getty monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Don_Getty office "Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta".
- Don_Getty office "Minister of Energy and Natural Resources".
- Don_Getty office "Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs".
- Don_Getty orderInOffice "11th Premier of Alberta".
- Don_Getty party Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta.
- Don_Getty region Edmonton-Whitemud.
- Don_Getty region Stettler_(provincial_electoral_district).
- Don_Getty region Strathcona_West.
- Don_Getty religion United_Church_of_Canada.
- Don_Getty successor Lou_Hyndman.
- Don_Getty successor Merv_Leitch.
- Don_Getty successor Percy_Wickman.
- Don_Getty successor Peter_Knaak.
- Don_Getty successor Ralph_Klein.
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- Don_Getty thumbnail Donald_Ross_Getty_Signature.svg?width=300.
- Don_Getty wikiPageID "233750".
- Don_Getty wikiPageRevisionID "597719186".
- Don_Getty after "Ed Stelmach, Former Premier of Alberta".
- Don_Getty almaMater University_of_Western_Ontario.
- Don_Getty awards Grey_Cup.
- Don_Getty awards "Outstanding Canadian, Western Interprovincial Football Union".
- Don_Getty awards "Runner up, Schenley Award".
- Don_Getty before "Norman Kwong, Former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta".
- Don_Getty birthDate "1933-08-30".
- Don_Getty birthName "Donald Ross Getty".
- Don_Getty birthPlace Quebec.
- Don_Getty birthPlace Westmount,_Quebec.
- Don_Getty caption "Getty after winning the 44th Grey Cup in 1956".
- Don_Getty children "Dale".
- Don_Getty children "Darin".
- Don_Getty children "David".
- Don_Getty children "Derek".
- Don_Getty college University_of_Western_Ontario.
- Don_Getty constituency Edmonton-Whitemud.
- Don_Getty constituency Stettler_(provincial_electoral_district).
- Don_Getty constituency Strathcona_West.
- Don_Getty dateOfBirth "1951-05-11".
- Don_Getty hasPhotoCollection Don_Getty.
- Don_Getty heightFt "6".
- Don_Getty heightIn "2".
- Don_Getty honorificPrefix The_Honourable.
- Don_Getty honorificSuffix Alberta_Order_of_Excellence.
- Don_Getty honorificSuffix Order_of_Canada.
- Don_Getty honors "Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour, 1992".
- Don_Getty import "No".
- Don_Getty lieutenantGovernor Gordon_Towers.
- Don_Getty lieutenantGovernor Helen_Hunley.
- Don_Getty monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Don_Getty name "Don Getty".
- Don_Getty name "Donald Ross Getty".
- Don_Getty name "Getty, Donald Ross".
- Don_Getty number "2787".
- Don_Getty occupation "Businessman, professional athlete".
- Don_Getty office List_of_Alberta_provincial_ministers.
- Don_Getty office Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly.
- Don_Getty order "11".
- Don_Getty party Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta.
- Don_Getty placeOfBirth Quebec.
- Don_Getty placeOfBirth Westmount,_Quebec.
- Don_Getty playingTeams Edmonton_Eskimos.
- Don_Getty playingYears "–".
- Don_Getty position "Quarterback".
- Don_Getty predecessor Brian_C._Downey.
- Don_Getty predecessor Peter_Lougheed.
- Don_Getty predecessor Randolph_McKinnon.
- Don_Getty predecessor Robert_Keith_Alexander.
- Don_Getty predecessor "New district".
- Don_Getty predecessor "New portfolio".
- Don_Getty religion United_Church_of_Canada.
- Don_Getty shortDescription "Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 1985 to 1992".
- Don_Getty signature "Donald Ross Getty Signature.svg".
- Don_Getty spouse "Margaret Mitchell".
- Don_Getty status "Retired".
- Don_Getty successor Lou_Hyndman.