Ken Boshcoff

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Ken Boshcoff
Ken Boshcoff
Member of Parliament
for Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2004
Preceded by Stan Dromisky
In office
1997 – 2003
Preceded by David Hamilton
Succeeded by Lynn Peterson
Born June 20, 1949 (1949-06-20) (age 58)
Fort William, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Religion Roman Catholic

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. He has been plagued by a controversy regarding his unparliamentary behaviour in the House of Commons which was captured on YouTube.[1]

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.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
The electoral district was created in 2003		 Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River
2004 - present		 Succeeded by
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Mayors of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Saul Laskin (1970–1972) • Walter Assef (1973–1978) • Dusty Miller (1978–1980) • Walter Assef (1981–1985) • Jack Masters (1986–1991) • David Hamilton (1992–1997) • Ken Boshcoff (1997–2003) • Lynn Peterson (2003–present)
For mayors of Port Arthur and Fort William, see: List of mayors of Thunder Bay, Ontario


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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
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