Michael Alfred Hopfner (January 25, 1947 – April 19, 2009) was a hotel owner, electrical contractor and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Cut Knife-Lloydminster from 1982 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative.
He was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan and was educated in Lake Lenore and at the Moose Jaw technical school. He served on the town council for Lashburn, also serving as mayor. Hopfner served as government whip in the assembly. He was defeated by Violet Stanger when he ran for reelection in 1991.
Hopfner was found guilty of fraud in for his actions in the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative scandal of the 1980s and was sentenced to 18 months in jail and ordered to pay $56,000 in restitution.
References
- ^ Quiring, Brett (2004). Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. p. 111. ISBN 0889771650. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ^ "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. March 8, 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- "Fraudsters repay public debt". CBC News. January 25, 2000. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
External links
- Bergman, Brian; Eisler, David. "Saskatchewan Tories in Fraud Scandal". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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