Henry Kroeger

Henry Kroeger (March 28, 1917 – September 17, 1987) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 until his death in 1987. During his time in office he served as Minister of Transportation in the Peter Lougheed government from 1979 to 1982.

Personal life

Henry Kroeger was born in Moscow, Russia, the son of Helena (Rempel) and Heinrich Kroeger. His family was Mennonite, of German descent. He moved to Canada at the age of nine to escape the Russian Revolution.

His grandson is musician Chad Kroeger, of the band Nickelback.

Political career

Kroger ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1959 Alberta general election. He ran as a Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Stettler and was defeated by Galen Norris finishing third.

He made another attempt to run for office by running for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1975 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Sedgewick-Coronation defeating incumbent Ralph Sorenson in a closely contested race. Kroger became the provinces 500th MLA to be sworn in.