Ted Morton
Ted Morton | |
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Morton in 2014 | |
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office October 12, 2011 – May 8, 2012 | |
| Premier | Alison Redford |
| Preceded by | Ron Liepert |
| Succeeded by | Ken Hughes |
| Minister of Finance and Enterprise | |
| In office January 15, 2010 – January 27, 2011 | |
| Premier | Ed Stelmach |
| Preceded by | Iris Evans |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Snelgrove |
| Minister of Sustainable Resource Development | |
| In office December 15, 2006 – January 15, 2010 | |
| Premier | Ed Stelmach |
| Preceded by | David Coutts |
| Succeeded by | Mel Knight |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Foothills-Rocky View | |
| In office November 22, 2004 – April 23, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Lee Morton March 28, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Patricia |
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| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Sexual Equality and the Family in the United States Supreme Court (1981) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| School or tradition | Calgary School |
| Institutions | University of Calgary |
| Doctoral students | Ian Brodie |
Frederick Lee Morton ECA (born 1949), known commonly as Ted Morton, is an American-Canadian politician and former cabinet minister in the Alberta government. As a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, he represented the constituency of Foothills-Rocky View as a Progressive Conservative from 2004 to 2012 (in the 26th and 27th Alberta Legislative Assemblies). He did not win reelection in the 2012 Alberta general election. Morton was a candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association in its 2006 and 2011 leadership elections. Morton is currently Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Calgary.