Progressive Conservative Party leader Peter Lougheed, accompanied by wife Jeanne Lougheed, gives a wave to hundreds of party workers and supporters at his victory party at the Edmonton Inn on Thursday, March 15, 1979. (The Canadian Press)

By Troy Gillard

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Jeanne Lougheed, wife of former premier Peter Lougheed dies at 92

Dec 29, 2020 | 11:08 AM

Jeanne Lougheed, wife of former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, has passed away at the age of 92.

Lougheed was born in Forestburg in 1928 and later lived in Camrose with her family before attending the University of Alberta where she met Peter.

“Jeanne was best known to Albertans as the wife of one of Canada’s most highly regarded Premiers, the late Peter Lougheed. By all accounts, Jeanne was both his best friend and closest advisor,” Premier Jason Kenney said in a statement.

“Mrs. Lougheed played a pivotal role in supporting her husband’s remarkable drive to propel the then moribund Progressive Conservative Party to forming four successive majority governments, providing inspired leadership to the province during fifteen critical years in Alberta’s development.”

Kenney added, “Jeanne continued to make an impact on the lives of Albertans long after Peter left public office. Her contributions were recognized with fellowships and awards, including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. Her legacy has been memorialized in the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre in Camrose, and the Peter and Jeanne Lougheed Building at the Banff Centre.”

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Lougheed is survived by her children Stephen, Andrea, Pamela, Joe, and her grandchildren. Peter Lougheed passed away in 2012.

Flags at the Legislative Assembly in Edmonton and MacDougall Centre in Calgary will fly at half-mast this week in Jeanne’s memory.