Bohdan Zip

Bohdan "Bud" Zip (March 5, 1929 – April 19, 2017) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1986.

Bud Zip
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byStan Kushner
Succeeded byBob Hawkesworth
ConstituencyCalgary Mountain View
Personal details
Born(1929-03-05)March 5, 1929
Yellow Creek, Saskatchewan
DiedApril 19, 2017(2017-04-19) (aged 88)
Calgary, Alberta
Political partyProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Spouse(s)Polly Misiewich
m. 17 Jul 1954
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
Occupationpolitician

Early life

Bohdan Zip was born in 1929 in the community of Yellow Creek, Saskatchewan.[1][2]

Ukrainian community

Bohdan was actively involved in Calgary's Ukrainian community during the 1970s. He served as Chairman of the board for St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Greek-Orthodox Church. In 1976, he helped acquire funding to build a Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Calgary.

Political career

In the 1982 Alberta provincial election Bohdan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary Mountain View for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. He retired after serving one term as a back bench member. Zip died in Calgary in 2017 at the age of 88.[3]

References
  1. "Newsletter" (PDF). Fall 2007 Issue 1. Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Program. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  2. "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1986.
  3. "Bohdan ZIP Obituary (2017) - Calgary, AB - Calgary Herald". Legacy.com.


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