Gordon Kirkby (born 26 September 1958) was a member of the

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for the riding of

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from 1993 to 1997.

History

Kirkby was first elected to

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as an alderman in October 1985. Kirkby was mayor of his home town Prince Albert from 1988 until 1993, when he won the riding of

in the 1993 federal election as a member of the

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. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 23 February 1996 to 1 June 1997. Kirkby lost to Reform party candidate Derrek Konrad in the 1997 election, finishing third in the riding, which had been restructured as Prince Albert. After he left Canadian politics, Kirkby moved to

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and began a consulting career. He made an unsuccessful bid to become Winnipeg's mayor in the 2004

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. Gordon Kirkby moved back to Prince Albert in June 2005 and started up his own law firm. Kirkby took on a partner later on in Philip Fourie, making their law firm Kirkby Fourie Law. In the

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, Kirkby attempted a federal political comeback in the riding of Prince Albert, which was unsuccessful. Running against

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incumbent

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, Kirkby placed third.

Personal life

Kirkby is married to author Mary-Ann Kirkby.

Electoral record

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* 1958 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan People from Melfort, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan municipal councillors University of Saskatchewan alumni University of Saskatchewan College of Law alumni {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub