Iain Angus

Iain Francis Angus (born June 1, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the House of Commons of Canada, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council.

Iain Angus
City Councillor for Thunder Bay
In office
December 1, 2003 – December 1, 2018
Member of Parliament
for Thunder Bay—Atikokan
In office
September 4, 1984 – October 25, 1993
Preceded byPaul McRae
Succeeded byStan Dromisky
Ontario MPP
In office
1975–1977
Preceded byJim Jessiman
Succeeded byMickey Hennessy
ConstituencyFort William
Personal details
Born (1947-06-01) June 1, 1947
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
Spouse(s)Marlene Sylvia Lindsay
ResidenceThunder Bay
ProfessionCommunity-development worker, park planner

Then an employee with the city of Thunder Bay, Angus entered electoral politics in the 1975 provincial election as the Ontario New Democratic Party candidate in Fort William. He served until the 1977 election, when he was defeated by Mickey Hennessy.

He returned to work for the city, unsuccessfully standing as a federal New Democratic Party candidate in the 1979 and 1980 elections for the electoral district of Thunder Bay—Atikokan. On his third campaign as a federal candidate, he was elected in the 1984 election, winning over Progressive Conservative candidate Ken Boshcoff by a margin of 2,675 votes. He served until the 1993 election, when he was defeated by Liberal candidate Stan Dromisky.

Angus subsequently launched his own business as a consultant. He ran for Thunder Bay City Council in the 2003 municipal election, and was reelected in 2006 and 2010 and Thunder Bay Municipal election 2014]2014.

On April 5, 2018, Angus announced he plans to register to run for Mayor in the October 2018 election.[1]

References
  1. https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/angus-to-enter-mayoral-race-885296


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