Raymond Ratzlaff

Raymond Samuel Ratzlaff (April 10, 1931 – February 1, 2019) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1971 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government. He served in the cabinet of Premier Harry Strom from 1969 to 1971.

Raymond Samuel Ratzlaff
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office May 23, 1967 – August 30, 1971
Preceded by	Roy Davidson
Succeeded by	Allan Warrack
Constituency	Three Hills
Minister of Industry and Tourism
In office May 27, 1969 – September 10, 1971
Premier	Harry Strom
Preceded by	Allen Patrick
Succeeded by	Fred Peacock Robert Dowling
Personal details
Born	(1931-04-10)April 10, 1931[1] Linden, Alberta
Died	February 1, 2019(2019-02-01) (aged 87) Alberta, Canada
Political party	Social Credit
Occupation	politician

Political career

Ratzlaff first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 general election, as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Three Hills. He defeated three other candidates with over half the popular vote to hold the seat for his party.^[2]

On May 27, 1969 Ratzlaff was appointed Minister of Industry and Tourism by Premier Harry Strom. In the 1971 general election he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Allan Warrack by just eight votes.^[3] He died in 2019 at the age of 87.^[4]