Brian Fitzpatrick (Canadian politician)

Brian Fitzpatrick (born November 18, 1945 in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian politician.

Brian Fitzpatrick

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Prince Albert
In office
November 27, 2000  October 14, 2008
Preceded byDerrek Konrad
Succeeded byRandy Hoback
Personal details
Born (1945-11-18) November 18, 1945
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)
Spouse(s)Zinaida Fitzpatrick
ResidencePrince Albert, Saskatchewan
Professionlawyer

After serving as a board of education trustee in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Fitzpatrick ran in the 2000 Canadian federal election for the Canadian Alliance. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada, and, after the Canadian Alliance merged into the Conservative Party of Canada, he ran again and won. In both elections, he ran in the riding of Prince Albert which he represents. Fitzpatrick also ran in the 1993 Canadian federal election for the Reform Party of Canada in the riding of Mackenzie but he lost. He is a lawyer and the former opposition critic of Litigation, Rural Development, Regional Development and New and Emerging Markets. He was one of the founding members of the Saskatchewan Party and was its first director of policy development and chaired the founding convention for the party.


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