Allan Warrack


Allan Alexander Warrack is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1971 to 1979. He held several portfolios in the government of Premier Peter Lougheed. He currently teaches at the University of Alberta.

Political career

Warrack first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 general election, as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Three Hills. He defeated incumbent Raymond Ratzlaff by eight votes to win the seat for his party.
After the election Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Warrack Minister of Lands and Forests. In the 1975 general election he defeated three other candidates.
After the election Lougheed moved Warrack to the Ministry of Utilities and Telephones. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 1979.

Late life

After leaving politics Warrack became a Professor at the University of Alberta with the Department of Marketing, Business Economics and Law in the Faculty of Business. He also serves as the Associate Dean of the Master of Public Management Program and Vice-President of Administration. He also holds a position on the National Research Council of Canada.