17 Facts About Norm Weiss

Norman "Norm" Allen Weiss was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.

Norm Weiss served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.

Norman Allen Weiss was born December 23,1935, in Edmonton, Alberta to Alfred William Weiss and Matilda Steltter.

Norm Weiss attended Victoria Composite High School, and married Carol Elaine Dittberner on June 15,1961, with which he had two daughters.

Norm Weiss ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a candidate for the governing Progressive Conservative party in the 1979 Alberta general election.

Norm Weiss won the election to hold the Lac La Biche-McMurray electoral district for his party.

Norm Weiss won over half the popular vote, easily defeating three other candidates.

Norm Weiss stood for re-election in the 1982 Alberta general election.

Norm Weiss won a super majority defeating three other candidates in his bid for a second term in office.

Norm Weiss ran for a third term in office in the new Fort McMurray electoral district for the 1986 general election.

Norm Weiss won the new district in a tight race with NDP candidate Ann Dort Maclean finishing just over 700 votes ahead in the polling.

Norm Weiss ran for his fourth term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election this time with ministerial advantage.

Norm Weiss faced Maclean and held his seat, because her plurality dropped while his went up marginally.

Norm Weiss held that portfolio until Ralph Klein became Premier in 1992.

Norm Weiss was awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

Norm Weiss died on June 2,2015, in Courtenay, British Columbia.

Norm Weiss had Parkinson's disease, Lewy Body Dementia and throat cancer.