Arnold Tusa

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Arnold Tusa

MLA
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 (1940-08-23) August 23, 1940 (age 80)
Cupar, Saskatchewan
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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References

  1. "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
  2. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. "Members of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  4. Normandin, P.G. (1985). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Gale Canada. ISSN   0315-6168 . Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  5. "CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 10 (1). 1987. Retrieved 2012-04-15.