Gordon Kirkby
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Gordon Kirkby (born 26 September 1958)[1] was a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Prince Albert—Churchill River from 1993 to 1997.
History
Kirkby was first elected to Prince Albert City Council as an alderman in October 1985. Kirkby was mayor of his home town Prince Albert from 1988 until 1993, when he won the riding of Prince Albert—Churchill River in the 1993 federal election as a member of the Liberal party. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 23 February 1996 to 1 June 1997. Kirkby lost to Reform party candidate Derrek Konrad in the 1997 election, finishing third in the riding, which had been restructured as Prince Albert.
After he left Canadian politics, Kirkby moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba and began a consulting career. He made an unsuccessful bid to become Winnipeg's mayor in the 2004 by-election.[2]
Gordon Kirkby moved back to Prince Albert in June 2005 and started up his own law firm. Kirkby took on a partner later on in Philip Fourie, making their law firm Kirkby Fourie Law.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In the 2015 Canadian federal election, Kirkby attempted a federal political comeback in the riding of Prince Albert, which was unsuccessful. Running against Conservative incumbent Randy Hoback, Kirkby placed third.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Personal life
Kirkby is married to author Mary-Ann Kirkby.[3]
Electoral record
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References
External links
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- ↑ Listed birthdate is from the Parliament of Canada record, but one source claimed this was 16 September 1958 - see CBC Newsworld: Prince Albert riding profile Template:Webarchive, accessed 31 July 2006
- ↑ New Winnipeg: Winnipeg 2004 election, accessed 31 July 2006 Template:Webarchive
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- Living people
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan
- People from Melfort, Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan municipal councillors
- University of Saskatchewan alumni
- University of Saskatchewan College of Law alumni
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Politicians from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan