Lloyd Snelgrove

Lloyd Snelgrove ECA (born March 27, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vermilion-Lloydminster in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

The Honourable Lloyd Snelgrove ECA
MLA for Vermilion-Lloydminster
In office 2001–2012
Preceded by	Steve West
Succeeded by	Richard Starke
Personal details
Born	(1956-03-27) March 27, 1956 (age 69)[1] Vermilion, Alberta
Political party	Independent
Residence(s)	Vermilion, Alberta

Political career

Snelgrove was elected in the 2001 Alberta general election in the district of Vermilion-Lloydminster as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, and was subsequently re-elected in the 2004 and 2008 elections. Snelgrove briefly served as Minister of Finance under the government of Ed Stelmach. He decided to leave the Progressive Conservative caucus on January 27, 2012 and sit is an Independent after becoming disenchanted with Premier Alison Redford.^[2]