{{Short description|Canadian politician (1931–2024)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Hugh Planche | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|ECA}} | image = | image_size = 150px | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|10|3}} | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|12|15|1931|10|3}} | death_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | constituency = Calgary-Glenmore | term_start = March 25, 1975 | term_end = May 8, 1986 | predecessor = Bill Dickie | successor = Dianne Mirosh | office1 = Minister of Economic Development | term_start1 = October 1, 1979 | term_end1 = May 1986 | predecessor1 = Hugh Horner | successor1 = Larry Shaben | alma_mater = | spouse = | children = | occupation = | website = }}
'''Hugh Lakin Planche''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA}} (October 3, 1931 – December 15, 2024) was a Canadian politician from the province of Alberta. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1986. During his time in office he served as a member of the Executive Council of Alberta as Minister of Economic Development in the Peter Lougheed government from 1979 to 1986.
==Political career== Planche ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1975 Alberta general election. He won a landslide majority and defeated Liberal leader Nicholas Taylor to hold the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore for the Progressive Conservatives.<ref name="elec1">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1975&Constit=Calgary-Glenmore| title=Calgary-Glenmore results 1975| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=November 15, 2009}}</ref>
Planche would run for a second term in the 1979 Alberta general election. His popular vote would take a significant hit as he lost just over 10% from the 1975 election. Nick Taylor would also make big gains in his second run against Planche. Planche still held his seat with a solid majority of the vote.<ref name="elec2">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1979&Constit=Calgary-Glenmore| title=Calgary-Glenmore results 1979| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=November 15, 2009}}</ref> After the election on October 1, 1979, Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Planche Minister of Economic Development.
Planche ran for his third and final term in the 1982 Alberta general election. With his ministerial advantage he rolled up a massive majority taking nearly 80% of the popular vote.<ref name="elec3">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1982&Constit=Calgary-Glenmore| title=Calgary-Glenmore results 1982| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=November 15, 2009}}</ref> Planche retired at dissolution of the legislature in 1986. Planche died at the age of 93 on December 15, 2024, in Calgary.<ref>[https://mhfh.com/tribute/details/52010/Hon-Hugh-Lakin-Planche/obituary.html#content-start Hon. Hugh Lakin Planche] obituary</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024650/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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