Ken Boshcoff

Infobox Officeholder


name = Ken Boshcoff
caption =
term_start = 2004
term_end =
predecessor = Stan Dromisky
riding = Thunder Bay—Rainy River
party colour = Liberal
order2 = 6th Mayor of Thunder Bay
term_start2 = 1997
term_end2 = 2003
predecessor2 = David Hamilton
successor2 = Lynn Peterson
birth_date = birth date and age|1949|6|20
birth_place = Fort William, Ontario
death_date =
death_place =
constituency =
party = Liberal
spouse =
profession = Insurance executive, marketing manager
religion = Roman Catholic
residence = Thunder Bay, Ontario
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Ken Boshcoff (born June 20, 1949) is a Canadian politician. He was born in Fort William, Ontario. He served as mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1997 to 2003, during which he established Thunder Bay as the "Martial Arts Capital of Canada". He also had a role in establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, the first Medical school established in North America in 35 years. Prior to that, he was a Thunder Bay City Councillor from 1978 to 1997.

Defeated twice as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal elections of 1984 and 1988, he was elected in 2004 as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Thunder Bay—Rainy River riding, and was re-elected for MP in 2006.

As a child, he attended St. Ann’s Elementary School, followed by two years at St. Patrick’s High School and two years at Westgate High School. He continued his education in Thunder Bay at Lakehead University, where he completed Political Science and Economics Degrees.In 1975, he received a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies, Systems Planning from York University.

External links

* [http://www.kenboshcoff.ca Official site]
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* [http://www.howdtheyvote.ca/member.php?id=37 How'd They Vote?: Ken Boshcoff's voting history and quotes]

Persondata
NAME=Boshcoff, Ken "Toolbox"
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=June 20, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH=Fort William, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH=living
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