Michael Savage (politician)
| Michael John Savage MP |
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| Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour |
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| In office 2004–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Wendy Lill |
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| Born | May 13, 1960 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Darlene Savage |
| Residence | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Profession | Consultant, Recruiting Executive, Sales Manager |
| Religion | Roman Catholic [1] |
Michael John Savage (born May 13, 1960 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) was the Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. On May 2, 2011, Savage lost his bid for re-election to Parliament to Robert Chisholm of the NDP. Savage received 15,162 votes to Chisholm's 15,661.
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[edit] Biography
Savage is the son of former Nova Scotia premier John Savage. He grew up in Dartmouth, graduating from Prince Andrew High School and Dalhousie University.
Before being elected, Savage was 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.
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.
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.
He currently resides in Dartmouth with his wife Darlene, daughter Emma, and son Conor.
[edit] Political career
Savage's first attempt at elected politics was when he ran in the riding of Dartmouth in the 1997 election. He finished second behind Wendy Lill of the New Democratic Party. He had 10,298 votes to her 12,326[citation needed].
Savage was elected Member of Parliament for Dartmouth – Cole Harbour in June 2004, and was re-elected in 2006. He was the critic for Human Resources Development. He has served on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health and was Chair of the Liberal Caucus Committee on Post-Secondary Education and Research during the 38th Parliament. He is currently the vice-chair of the standing committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
He has served as President of both federal and provincial organizations and has managed campaigns at both levels.
On December 4, 2006, it was reported that Savage was considering a run for the Leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1] On December 19, Savage announced that he would not seek the leadership.[2]
On May 2nd 2011, Savage lost his federal seat to Robert Chisholm of the NDP.
On February 6, 2012 Savage announced that he will run for Mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Liberal MP Savage considers N.S. leadership run
- ^ "Savage rules out Liberal leadership run". CBC News. December 19, 2006. http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/12/19/savage-liberal.html.
- ^ "Mike Savage announces mayoral run". CBC News. February 6, 2012. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/02/06/ns-mike-savage-mayor-race.html.
