predecessor successor birth_place imagesize office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
lance white ben henderson loyal , wisconsin , u.s. 150px edmonton city councillor ward 4 1950 8 1992 michael phair
 2007 michael phair towson state university loyal university san francisco state university
michael phair

michael albert phair -lrb- born august 1950 -rrb- is a canadian politician , who served on edmonton city council from 1992 until 2007 .
he was the first openly gay elected politician in the province of alberta , as well as one of the earliest openly gay elected officials anywhere in canada .
following his retirement from elected politics , phair has continued to be active in the community , including as a board member of edmonton pride .
