James L. Foster

The Honourable
James "Jim" L. Foster
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 30, 1971 – March 13, 1979
Preceded byWilliam Ure
Succeeded byNorman Magee
ConstituencyRed Deer
Minister of Advanced Education
In office
September 10, 1971 – April 2, 1975
Preceded byRobert Clark
Succeeded byBert Hohol
Attorney General
In office
April 3, 1975 – March 22, 1979
Preceded byMerv Leitch
Succeeded byNeil Crawford
Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
In office
September 13, 1991 – September 13, 2006
Personal details
Born1942 or 1943 (age 81–82)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Alma materUniversity of Alberta (BA LLB)

James "Jim" L. Foster ECA KC is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During his time in office he served a couple different portfolio's as a cabinet minister in the Peter Lougheed government.