Michael Sather

Michael Sather (born c. 1947) is a former MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in the Canadian province of British Columbia. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election, and was re-elected in 2009.^[2]

Michael Sather
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
In office May 17, 2005 – May 14, 2013
Preceded by	Ken Stewart
Succeeded by	Doug Bing
Personal details
Born	c. 1947 (age 77–78)[1] Grande Prairie, Alberta
Political party	NDP
Residence(s)	Maple Ridge, British Columbia

In November 2008, he ran for mayor of Maple Ridge, finishing second to Ernie Daykin.^[3]

Sather has a bachelor of science degree in biology and a master's degree in psychology. He moved to B.C. in 1974 and worked on fishing boats and oil rigs, owned and operated a wilderness tourism business, and worked as a mental health therapist.^[4]

In August 2011 Sather announced he would not run for re-election in 2013, but would finish out his term.^[5]