Dr. Joseph Donovan Ross (March 13, 1911 – May 22, 1984)[1] was a medical doctor and politician from Alberta, Canada.
Ross first ran for public office as a Social Credit candidate in the 1952 Alberta general election in the multi-member district of Edmonton.
Ross ran in Strathcona Centre and won with more than half of the popular vote over three other candidates.
[6] Strathcona Centre was abolished due to redistribution before the 1971 general election, and Ross ran in the new electoral district of Edmonton-Strathcona.
[7] Ross served as Minister of Health for ten years in the Ernest Manning government.