Tom Shypitka | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kootenay East | |
| In office May 9, 2017 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Pete Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC United |
| Medal record | ||
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| Curling | ||
| Labatt Brier | ||
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1991 Hamilton | |
Thomas Glenn Shypitka is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Kootenay East as a member of the BC United caucus.[1] In Opposition, he has served as the Official Opposition Critic for Energy and Mines; Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation; and Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. He was also appointed B.C. United caucus chair (2024) and deputy chair of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (2023-2024).
Shypitka is also an accomplished curler,[2] having represented British Columbia at the 1991 Labatt Brier and 2010 Tim Hortons Brier. He has appeared at the Brier as both a right and left handed thrower (right handed in 1991, left handed in 2010), due to a knee injury.[3]
In the 2024 British Columbia general election, he ran as an independent but was unseated by Pete Davis from the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[4]
- ^ a b "NDP loses key Kootenay seat to the B.C. Liberals" Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News British Columbia, May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Tom Shypitka | Meet Our Councillors | Mayor and Council | Our City | City of Cranbrook". Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ "Koe an instant Brier legend". Grande Prairie Herald-Tribune. March 19, 2010. p. 15. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "BC election 2024 results: Kootenay-Rockies | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-10-20.