Percy Wickman

Percy Dwight Wickman (June 10, 1941 – July 3, 2004) was a Canadian politician and well-known activist for people with disabilities who was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Wickman served as an alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1977 to 1986. He made the news when he was elected as Liberal MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud after unseating Alberta premier Don Getty in the 1989 election, despite the fact Getty had otherwise won a majority government. In 1993 election and 1997 election Wickman was re-elected as the MLA for Edmonton Rutherford. Wickman retired from politics in 2001.

Wickman died in 2004 due to a paraplegic-related illness.

Other websites
Embarrassment for Getty CBC Archives
Death of Percy Wickman 

Category:1941 births
Category:2004 deaths
Category:Canadian politicians
Category:People from Thunder Bay
Category:Disability activists
Category:Canadian people with disabilities