Michael Sather | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | |
In office May 17, 2005 –May 14, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Ken Stewart |
Succeeded by | Doug Bing |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1947 (age 76–77) [1] Grande Prairie,Alberta |
Political party | NDP |
Residence(s) | Maple Ridge,British Columbia |
Michael Sather (born c. 1947) is a former MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in the Canadian province of British Columbia. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election,and was re-elected in 2009. [2]
In November 2008,he ran for mayor of Maple Ridge,finishing second to Ernie Daykin. [3]
Sather has a bachelor of science degree in biology and a master's degree in psychology. He moved to B.C. in 1974 and worked on fishing boats and oil rigs,owned and operated a wilderness tourism business,and worked as a mental health therapist. [4]
In August 2011 Sather announced he would not run for re-election in 2013,but would finish out his term. [5]
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