Werner Schmidt (born January 18 1932) is a former Canadian politician. A teacher and school principal, Schmidt was chosen to succeed Harry Strom as leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party following the defeat of Strom's government in 1971 despite the fact that Schmidt had never held a seat in the Alberta legislature. Under his leadership the party only won four seats in the 1975 provincial election and Schmidt, failing to win his own seat, returned to private life. Wikipedia
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