Bud Zip
Birth dateMarch 5, 1929
Birth placeYellow Creek, Saskatchewan
Death dateApril 19, 2017 (aged 88)
Death placeCalgary, Alberta
OfficeMember of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
ConstituencyCalgary Mountain View
Term start1982
Term end1986
PredecessorStan Kushner
SuccessorBob Hawkesworth
PartyProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta
SpousePolly Misiewich
m. 17 Jul 1954
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
Occupationpolitician

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.

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