Q:Facts: - profession: author businesswoman horticulturalist educator - death place: edmonton , alberta - birth name: lois elsa veregin - order: 15th - successor: norman kwong - monarch: elizabeth ii - predecessor: bud olson - office: lieutenant governor of alberta - death date: 6 january 2005 - spouse: ted hole 1952 -- 2003 -lrb- his death -rrb- - term end: 6 january 2005 - term start: 10 february 2000 - governor general: adrienne clarkson - name: lois hole - premier: ralph klein - birth date: 30 january 1929 - birth place: buchanan , saskatchewan Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lois hole .
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lois elsa hole , cm , aoe -lrb- nee veregin ; 30 january 1929 -- 6 january 2005 -rrb- was a canadian politician , businesswoman , academician , professional gardener and best-selling author .she was the 15th lieutenant governor of alberta from 10 february 2000 until her death .she was known as the '' queen of hugs '' for breaking with protocol and hugging almost everyone she met , including journalists , diplomats and other politicians .