11 Facts About Len Mitzel

Leonard Wendelin Mitzel was a Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Cypress-Medicine Hat as a Progressive Conservative.

Len Mitzel was born in St Michael's Hospital in Lethbridge and spent his early years in a farming environment near the now ghost town of Hoping, Alberta, southeast of Foremost, Alberta.

Len Mitzel then enrolled at the University of Lethbridge as a second-year pre-engineering student.

When his father died in 1977, Len Mitzel returned to Foremost to run the family farm.

Len Mitzel was elected to a second term representing the constituency of Cypress-Medicine Hat in the 2008 provincial election, where he received 63 per cent of the vote.

Len Mitzel chaired the Legislative Offices Committee and sat on the Select Special Ethics Commissioner Search Committee.

Len Mitzel lost his seat in the 2012 Alberta Provincial Election to Drew Barnes, Wildrose Party candidate.

Len Mitzel received a number of awards honouring his involvement in his community, including a 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal in 1992, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and an Alberta Centennial Medal in 2005.

Len Mitzel was a father of two and grandfather of seven.

Len Mitzel enjoyed music, theatre, hunting, trail riding and golf.

Len Mitzel died on March 19,2017, in Medicine Hat, Alberta from cancer, aged 71.