Allen Sulatycky

Allen B. Sulatycky, (born June 13, 1938), is a Canadian judge and former politician.

Allen Sulatycky
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Rocky Mountain
In office
1968–1972
Succeeded byJoe Clark
Personal details
Born (1938-06-13) June 13, 1938
Hafford, Saskatchewan
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan
Occupationlawyer, judge

He was born at Hafford, Saskatchewan, and educated at Hafford and the University of Saskatchewan (B.A., LL.B 1962). Sulatycky was called to the Alberta bar in 1963. He practiced law in Edmonton and Whitecourt, Alberta[1] from 1963 to 1969. He was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the November 6, 1967, by-election in Jasper—Edson. He was elected to the House of Commons for Rocky Mountain defeating Douglas Marmaduke Caston in the 1968 federal election as a Liberal candidate. Sulatycky was parliamentary secretary to John James Greene, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1971, then Parliamentary Secretary to Jean Chrétien, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 1972. He was defeated in the October 30, 1972 General Election by Joe Clark.

He practiced law at Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, from 1973 to 1982. On November 4, 1982, he was appointed Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. Sulatycky was elevated to the Alberta Court of Appeal on July 7, 1997. He was named Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta on December 12, 2000. On December 12, 2004, he was elected to sit as a supernumerary judge and retired as Associate Chief Justice.[2]

He is married to the former Marylin Joyce Perkins, with four children: Warren, Robert, Annemarie and Donald.

References

  1. "Businesses – 1950s to 1960s". Whitecourt Web. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. "Just-In March 2005". Alberta Justice. Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
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