24 Facts About Horst Schmid

Horst Adolph Louis Charles Schmid was born on April 29,1933 and is a former provincial level politician and international trade businessman from Alberta, Canada.

Horst Schmid served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative party from 1971 to 1986.

Horst Schmid emigrated to Canada, moving up to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to work as a miner in 1952.

Horst Schmid ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1971 Alberta general election.

Horst Schmid won the hotly contested race in to pick up the seat for the Progressive Conservatives.

Horst Schmid's win helped that party form government after the election, one of only four times that power has shifted hands in Alberta's history.

Horst Schmid became the first Canadian post World War II immigrant elected to a legislature in Canada and to be appointed a Cabinet Minister in Canada.

The Cultural Heritage Division of Horst Schmid's department provided the guidelines for the support of heritage projects.

Horst Schmid would run for a second term in the 1975 Alberta general election.

Horst Schmid was part of the team that brought the 1978 Commonwealth Games to Edmonton.

Horst Schmid added the Commonwealth Games Arts Festival and Film Festival to the Commonwealth Games, still part of the Games to this day.

Horst Schmid managed the second best popular vote of his career despite seeing some gains by the opposition candidates.

Horst Schmid spearheaded the promotion of exporting manufactured goods and services to other countries through numerous trade missions.

Horst Schmid was invited as guest speaker to many national and international conferences and meetings of the Oil and Gas Industry [1].

Horst Schmid was responsible for the return of a medicine bundle that had been housed in the Provincial Museum back to the Blood Reserve for use in their sacred Sun Dance ceremony.

Horst Schmid ran for his fourth term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election.

Horst Schmid won the highest popular vote of his career.

Horst Schmid led very successful International Trade Missions as Minister of International Trade resulting in large signed contracts for Alberta companies.

In 1986, Horst Schmid was appointed Commissioner General for Trade and Tourism for the Government of Alberta.

Horst Schmid was responsible for the promotion of tourism to Alberta, especially from Europe.

Horst Schmid again took numerous Alberta companies especially from the Oil and Gas Equipment and Services sector internationally, often to many as 40 countries in a year.

Horst Schmid was able to convince travel companies especially to bring thousands of skiers to Alberta ski resorts.

Since retiring from Public Office in 1995, Horst Schmid has returned to his international trade business as President and CEO of Flying Eagle Resources.

In 1998, Horst Schmid was appointed to the Patrons Council of the Heritage Community Foundation.