Albert Ludwig was born in 1919 in Melfort, Saskatchewan and was raised in Alberta, where he moved with his family at age two. In 1940 he joined the Canadian Army and in 1941 he transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force. First as a Navigator, and then as a Bomb Aimer, he flew in Wellingtons, Lancasters and Halifax aircraft.

On June 13th, 1944 he was shot down over Cambrai, France and managed to elude enemy capture until July 17, 1944, spending 11 months in a Nazi prisoner camp.

After the war, he attended the University of Alberta from 1946 to 1951 and graduated with a B.A. and an LLB. He articled for a year and, upon completion in 1952, went into private practice in Calgary, Alberta.

In 1959 he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and in 1969 he was appointed Minister of Public Works, a position he held until 1971. He remained an MLA until 1975, practicing law once again after leaving the Legislature. In 1980 he was appointed to the Provincial Criminal Court of Alberta as a judge, a position which he held until his retirement in 1989.

Albert Ludwig is a man of immense character and integrity who has dedicated his life to the service of the country he loves – Canada.

It is a privilege for me to say Albert is my friend and mentor. My life is brighter having known him.

- Robert Kulhawy
  June 2004