Douglas Anguish

Douglas Keith Anguish (born 8 July 1950) was a Canadian politician, consultant and political assistant. He served as a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Douglas Anguish
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for North Battleford
In office
20 October 1986 – 1 July 1996
Preceded byMyles Morin
Succeeded byJack Hillson[1]
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
In office
18 February 1980 – 4 September 1984
Preceded byTerry Nylander
Succeeded byJohn Kenneth Gormley
Personal details
Born (1950-07-08) 8 July 1950
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Mona Jane Karpenko (m. 6 November 1971)
Professionconsultant, political assistant
[2]

He was elected at The Battlefords—Meadow Lake electoral district in the 1980 federal election and served in the 32nd Canadian Parliament. He left politics following the 1984 federal election in which he was defeated by John Kenneth Gormley of the Progressive Conservative party.

In the 1986 Saskatchewan provincial election, Anguish won the North Battleford riding for the provincial NDP.[3] He was re-elected there in 1991 when the NDP's Roy Romanow became premier. Anguish was re-elected in 1995, then resigned from provincial politics and his cabinet position on 1 July 1996 to seek other work.[4]

References
  1. North Battleford
  2. Normandin, Pierre G. (1982–1983). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. Lisac, Mark (21 October 1986). "Tories hang on to power in Saskatchewan". Edmonton Journal. p. A1. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. "Anguish announces his resignation as Cabinet Minister and MLA". Government of Saskatchewan. 12 June 1996. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.


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