Iain Francis Angus (born June 1, 1947) is a

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politician, who has served in the

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and the

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, as well as on

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. Then an employee with the city of

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, Angus entered electoral politics in the 1975 provincial election as the

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candidate in Fort William. He served until the 1977 election, when he was defeated by

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. He returned to work for the city, unsuccessfully standing as a federal

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candidate in the

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and

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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

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by a margin of 2,675 votes. He served until the 1993 election, when he was defeated by

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candidate Stan Dromisky. Angus subsequently launched his own business as a consultant. He was elected to the Thunder Bay City Council in the 2003 municipal election and was re-elected in

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, and

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. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor in the 2018 municipal election.

Electoral record

References

External links

Iain Angus profile at Thunder Bay City Council webpage
* * 1947 births Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario New Democratic Party MPs Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs Thunder Bay city councillors Living people Canadian Presbyterians Presidents of the New Democratic Party of Canada {{Ontario-MP-stub