Michael Savage (politician)

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**Michael John Savage**

Incumbent
Riding	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
In office since	2004
Preceded by	Wendy Lill
Born	May 13, 1960 (age 46) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Residence	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal
Profession(s)	Consultant, Recruiting Executive, Sales Manager

Michael John Savage (born May 13, 1960 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is the Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. Previously, he ran in the riding of Dartmouth in the Canadian federal election, 1997 where he finished second behind Wendy Lill of the New Democratic Party. He had 10,298 votes to her 12,326.

Michael Savage is the son of former Nova Scotia premier John Savage.

1 Biography
2 Nova Scotia Liberal Leadership
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Mike Savage was elected Member of Parliament for Dartmouth – Cole Harbour in June 2004 and was re-elected in 2006. Mr. Savage is the Critic for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

He has served on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health and is Chair of the Liberal Caucus Committee on Post-Secondary Education and Research during the last session of Parliament.

Mr. Savage has always been active in the community. He is a past President of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada from 1998 to 2003. He has also supported literacy through his involvement with the Dartmouth Book and Writing Awards and the Peter Gzowski Golf Tournament for Literacy.

Mr. Savage has most recently been involved with community organizations such as Junior Achievement, the Red Cross, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Alderney Landing, and is a former member of the Neptune Theatre Board. He was President of the Halifax Executive Association in 1995-1996 and is a member of the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce.

He has also been active in politics, serving as President of both federal and provincial organizations and has managed campaigns at both levels. He is the immediate past President of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Mr. Savage has also served as General Manager of S. Cunard & Co., a home and heating retailer in Nova Scotia, and later became the Director, Residential/General Business Marketing and Sales for Nova Scotia Power.

In April 2002, he joined Ray & Berndtson as Vice-President of Business Development and Senior Consultant.

Mike Savage grew up in Dartmouth graduating from Prince Andrew High School and Dalhousie University. He currently resides in Dartmouth with his wife Darlene, daughter Emma, and son Conor.

[edit] Nova Scotia Liberal Leadership

Main article: Liberal Party of Nova Scotia leadership convention, 2007

On December 4, 2006 CTV News reported that Mike Savage is considering a run for the Leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. In recent days speculation has surfaced suggesting that a run is likely. A website dedicated to drafting Mr. Savage has appeared,^[1] along with an online petition.^[2] Mike Savage has since said that he will not run.^{[citation needed]}

To date only one other challenger has said he would run, Mike Smith, Mayor of the Municipality of Colchester. Other rumoured leadership contenders include; Nova Scotia Liberal MLA's Stephen McNeil, Diana Whalen, Leo Glavine, Michel P. Samson, former Nova Scotia Finance Minister Don Downe, Liberal MP's Geoff Regan, Scott Brison and Robert Thibault.

[edit] References

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Preceded by district created. See Dartmouth and Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore	Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour 2004-present	Succeeded by incumbent

	Nova Scotia Caucus serving in the 39th Canadian Parliament.
Senators	Gerald J. Comeau (Con), Jane Cordy (Lib), Jim Cowan (Lib), Terry Mercer (Lib), Wilfred Moore (Lib), Donald Oliver (Con), Gerard Phalen (Lib)
Members of Parliament	Scott Brison (Lib), Bill Casey (Con), Rodger Cuzner (Lib), Mark Eyking (Lib), Gerald Keddy (Con), Peter MacKay (Con), Alexa McDonough (NDP), Geoff Regan (Lib), Michael Savage (Lib), Peter Stoffer (NDP), Robert Thibault (Lib)