Ken Boshcoff

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Ken Boshcoff (born June 20, 1949 at Fort William, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1997 to 2003, during which he established Thunder Bay as the "Martial Arts Capital of Canada". He also had a role in establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, the first Medical school established in North America in 35 years. Prior to that, he was a Thunder Bay City Councillor from 1978 to 1997.

Defeated twice as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal elections of 1984 and 1988, he was elected in 2004 as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Thunder Bay—Rainy River riding, and was re-elected for MP in 2006.

As a child, he attended St. Ann’s Elementary School, followed by two years at St. Patrick’s High School and two years at Westgate High School. He continued his education in Thunder Bay at Lakehead University, where he completed Political Science and Economics Degrees. In 1975, he received a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies, Systems Planning from York University. Ken has successfully run the four-minute mile six times in his lifetime.

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Political offices
Preceded by David Hamilton	Mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario 1997 - 2003	Succeeded by Lynn Peterson
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by The electoral district was created in 2003	Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River 2004 - present	Succeeded by -

Persondata
NAME	Boshcoff, Ken
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 20, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fort William, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH	living
PLACE OF DEATH