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Ken Boshcoff
Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River
In office 2004 – 2008
Preceded by	Stan Dromisky
Succeeded by	John Rafferty
6th Mayor of Thunder Bay
In office 1997 – 2003
Preceded by	David Hamilton
Succeeded by	Lynn Peterson
Born	June 20, 1949 (1949-06-20) (age 60) Fort William, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Thunder Bay, Ontario
Profession	Insurance executive, marketing manager
Religion	Roman Catholic

Ken Boshcoff (born June 20, 1949) is a Canadian politician. He was born in Fort William, Ontario. He served as mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1997 to 2003, during which he established Thunder Bay as the "Martial Arts Capital of Canada". He also had a role in establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, the first Medical school established in North America in 35 years. Prior to that, he was a Thunder Bay City Councillor from 1978 to 1997.

Defeated twice as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal elections of 1984 and 1988, he was elected in 2004 as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Thunder Bay—Rainy River riding, and was re-elected for MP in 2006. Boschoff remained MP of the riding until 2008, when he was defeated by John Rafferty in the Federal Election^[1]

As a child, he attended St. Ann’s Elementary School, followed by two years at St. Patrick High School and two years at Westgate High School. He continued his education in Thunder Bay at Lakehead University, where he completed Political Science and Economics Degrees. In 1975, he received a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies, Systems Planning from York University.

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• Official site
• Parliament of Canada biography
• How'd They Vote?: Ken Boshcoff's voting history and quotes