Douglas Keith Anguish (born 8 July 1950) was a Canadian politician, consultant and political assistant. He served as a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Douglas Anguish | |
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| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for North Battleford | |
| In office 20 October 1986 – 1 July 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Myles Morin |
| Succeeded by | Jack Hillson[1] |
| Member of Parliament for The Battlefords—Meadow Lake | |
| In office 18 February 1980 – 4 September 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Nylander |
| Succeeded by | John Kenneth Gormley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1950 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Mona Jane Karpenko (m. 6 November 1971) |
| Profession | consultant, political assistant |
| [2] | |
He was elected at The Battlefords—Meadow Lake electoral district in the 1980 federal election and served in the 32nd Canadian Parliament. He left politics following the 1984 federal election in which he was defeated by John Kenneth Gormley of the Progressive Conservative party.
In the 1986 Saskatchewan provincial election, Anguish won the North Battleford riding for the provincial NDP.[3] He was re-elected there in 1991 when the NDP's Roy Romanow became premier. Anguish was re-elected in 1995, then resigned from provincial politics and his cabinet position on 1 July 1996 to seek other work.[4]
References edit
- ^ North Battleford
- ^ Normandin, Pierre G. (1982–1983). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ Lisac, Mark (21 October 1986). "Tories hang on to power in Saskatchewan". Edmonton Journal. p. A1. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Anguish announces his resignation as Cabinet Minister and MLA". Government of Saskatchewan. 12 June 1996. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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