Key events in the political life of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice
CALGARY — Jim Prentice, the former federal cabinet minister and former Alberta premier, died earlier this month in a plane crash outside Kelowna, B.C. Here are some key events in his political career:
July 20, 1956: Born in South Porcupine, Ont.
March 30, 2002: Steps aside as the federal Progressive Conservative candidate in Calgary Southwest so that then-Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper can run unopposed to represent the centre-right.
May 31, 2003: Places fourth in bid to lead the federal Progressive Conservative party.