Fred Peacock

Frederick Halliday Peacock was a businessman and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 until 1979.

Political career

Peacock was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 [Alberta general election]. He defeated long time Social Credit incumbent Frederick Colborne, to win the new electoral district of Calgary Currie for the Progressive [Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservatives]. Peacock was re-elected with a landslide majority in the 1975 Alberta general election defeating three other candidates.
During his time in office he served as Minister of Development and Trade.

Later life

Peacock is a current member of the Rotary Club of Calgary South. He is also a current member of the board of directors for the University of Calgary's The Van Horne Institute. He is also President of Peacock Holdings Limited