2001 INDUCTEE The Honourable Peter Lougheed Leadership in Organizational Development, Health Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy

AHFMR became Alberta Innovates Health Solutions.

By 2011 the endowment had grown to $1 billion, and spends $75 million annually on grants and salaries for medical researchers.

The Honorable Peter Lougheed inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame with Dr. John Bradley

Winnipeg, Manitoba

After fourteen years in office, Peter Lougheed retired as premier.

After his retirement, he continued to practice law and lecture at the University of Alberta. In 1996, he became Chancellor of Queen’s University.

The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research was established.

The initial investment in the endowment was $300 million. Its objective was “to establish and support a balanced long-term program of medical research based in Alberta directed to the discovery of new knowledge and the application of knowledge to improve health.”

The Alberta Health Research Task force was created

After consulting with the deans of the province’s two medical schools, Lougheed created the Task Force led by Dr. J. E. Bradley. Its mission was to evaluate the present state of medical research in the province, to visit leading medical research facilities in other jurisdictions, and to provide the government with a blueprint for the optimal realization of the project.

Became the Premier of Alberta

This win was the first-time Alberta had elected a Progressive Conservative Government.

At the age of 35, Lougheed was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta.

By 1967, he had established the Progressive Conservatives as the official opposition.