David Stupich | |
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Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Cowichan | |
In office 21 November 1988 – 25 October 1993 | |
Preceded by | James Manly[1] |
Succeeded by | Bob Ringma |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Nanaimo Nanaimo and the Islands (1963-1966) | |
In office 30 August 1972 – 13 October 1988 Serving with Dale Lovick (1986-1988) | |
Preceded by | Frank Ney |
Succeeded by | Jan Pullinger |
In office 30 September 1963 – 27 August 1969 | |
Preceded by | Earle Westwood |
Succeeded by | Frank Ney |
Personal details | |
Born | David Daniel Stupich 5 December 1921 Nanaimo, British Columbia |
Died | 8 February 2006 Nanaimo, British Columbia | (aged 84)
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Profession | Chartered Accountant |
David Daniel Stupich (5 December 1921 – 8 February 2006) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1963 to 1969 and from 1972 to 1988, and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. Stupich was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia to a coal miner.
He served five years in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After the war, he used his veteran's grant to get a degree in agriculture at the University of British Columbia. He then became a chicken farmer and studied at night to become a Chartered Accountant. He donated his spare time to doing books for local service clubs.