Michael Chisholm | |
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MLA for Cut Knife-Turtleford | |
In office November 5, 2003 –October 10, 2011 | |
Preceded by | first member |
Succeeded by | Larry Doke |
Personal details | |
Born | North Battleford,Saskatchewan,Canada | August 26,1948
Political party | Saskatchewan Party |
Residence(s) | Maidstone,Saskatchewan,Canada |
Occupation | accountant |
Michael Chisholm (born August 26,1948) [1] is a Canadian provincial politician. He was a Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2003 to 2011,and is also a member of the federal Conservative Party of Canada. [2] In 2003 he was elected for the newly created constituency of Cut Knife-Turtleford,and was re-elected in 2007. He is the vice-chair of the government's public-accounts committee. [3]
Chisholm was born in North Battleford,Saskatchewan and grew up on a farm in Maidstone. [1] Prior to running for public office in 2003,Chisholm was an accountant. [1] He is married with three sons and three grandchildren.
Chisholm was involved in a minor controversy in May 2008,when he called NDP MLA Deb Higgins a "dumb bitch" during a debate. Chisholm did not directly say the statement to Higgins personally,but it was audible enough to be recorded as he sat back down. Chisholm resigned as legislative secretary a few days later. [4]