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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1986.
- ^ "Bohdan ZIP Obituary (2017) - Calgary, AB - Calgary Herald". Legacy.com.
External links
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
- Build New Center For Ukrainians In Calgary, The Ukrainian Weekly, December 26, 1976, No. 255, Vol. LXXXIII
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