Michael Chisholm Explained

Michael Chisholm
Birth Date:26 August 1948
Birth Place:North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Residence:Maidstone, Saskatchewan, Canada
Office:MLA for Cut Knife-Turtleford
Term Start:November 5, 2003
Term End:October 10, 2011
Predecessor:first member
Successor:Larry Doke
Occupation:accountant

Michael Chisholm (born August 26, 1948) 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.[1] 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.[2]

Personal life

Chisholm was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan and grew up on a farm in Maidstone.[3] Prior to running for public office in 2003, Chisholm was an accountant.[3] He is married with three sons and three grandchildren.

Controversy

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: 11 MLAs linked to Tories . Regina Leader-Post . 2008-07-23 . 2010-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108123109/http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=d5758229-9b48-43ee-aa7b-3f9c12080b74 . 2012-11-08 .
  2. News: Wall . Allison . Local MLAs join government shuffle . Lloydminster Meridian Booster . 2009 . 2010-04-26 .
  3. Web site: Michael Chisholm Biography . Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan . 2010-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100826100622/http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/members/Bios/chisholm.htm . 2010-08-26 .
  4. News: MLA apologizes for making offensive comment about female member . CBC . 2018-05-30 . 2008-05-08.