Bohdan Zip

Bohdan "Bud" Zip (March 5, 1929 – April 19, 2017) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1986.

Bud Zip
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 1982–1986
Preceded by	Stan Kushner
Succeeded by	Bob Hawkesworth
Constituency	Calgary Mountain View
Personal details
Born	(1929-03-05)March 5, 1929 Yellow Creek, Saskatchewan
Died	April 19, 2017(2017-04-19) (aged 88) Calgary, Alberta
Political party	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Spouse(s)	Polly Misiewich m. 17 Jul 1954
Alma mater	University of Saskatchewan University of Toronto
Occupation	politician

Early life

Bohdan Zip was born in 1929 in the community of Yellow Creek, Saskatchewan.^[1][2]

Ukrainian community

Bohdan was actively involved in Calgary's Ukrainian community during the 1970s. He served as chairman of the board for St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Greek-Orthodox Church. In 1976, he helped acquire funding to build a Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Calgary.

Political career

In the 1982 Alberta provincial election Bohdan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary Mountain View for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. He retired after serving one term as a back bench member. Zip died in Calgary in 2017 at the age of 88.^[3]