Arnold Tusa | |
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MLA for Last Mountain-Touchwood | |
In office 1982–1991 | |
Preceded by | Gordon MacMurchy |
Succeeded by | Dale Flavel |
19th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
In office 1986–1991 | |
Preceded by | Herbert Swan |
Succeeded by | Herman Rolfes |
Personal details | |
Born | Cupar,Saskatchewan | August 23,1940
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Arnold Bernard Tusa (born August 23,1940) is a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Last Mountain-Touchwood in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1982 to 1991. [1] A member of the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party,he served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in his second term in office from 1986 to 1991. [2] [3]
Born in Cupar,Saskatchewan,he received a B.Ed. from the University of Saskatchewan. [4] Tusa taught school in Saskatchewan and later operated a farm. [5]
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