Michael Hopfner
Michael Alfred Hopfner (January 25, 1947[1] – April 19, 2009[2]) 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.[1] He served on the town council for Lashburn, also serving as mayor.[2] Hopfner served as government whip in the assembly.[1] He was defeated by Violet Stanger when he ran for reelection in 1991.[3]
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[1] and ordered to pay $56,000 in restitution.[4]
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- 1941 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Humboldt, Saskatchewan
- Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs
- Canadian politicians convicted of fraud
- Corruption in Canada
- 20th-century mayors of places in Saskatchewan
- 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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