David Faurschou is a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

Canada

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. He is currently a member of the Manitoba legislature.

Faurschou was born in Portage la Prairie

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

-Transportation:Portage la Prairie railway station is served by Via Rail with both The Canadian and Winnipeg – Churchill trains calling at the station....

, Manitoba, the eldest son of Ralph and Ella Faurschou. He has a Diploma

Diploma

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 in Agriculture

Agriculture

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 from the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

, and a Professional Agronomist

Agronomist

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 degree from the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists. He served as a summer student with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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 in The Pas and Arborg

Arborg

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 and in 1980, after graduation, returned to Portage and the family business. Faurschou served as Vice President and General Manager of Faurschou Farms Limited, and served on the Central Plains Farm Business Association. He was named Manitoba's Outstanding Young Farmer in 1995, and Canada's Outstanding Young Farmer in 1995.

Faurschou served was a trustee in the Portage la Prairie School Division, and served as a chairman of the Manitoba Association of School Trustees. He also served as director of the Portage Women's Shelter. Faurschou was elected to the Manitoba legislature for Portage la Prairie as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

 in a 1997 by-election, replacing Brian Pallister

Brian Pallister

Brian William Pallister is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Portage—Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2008. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1992 to 1997, and was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Gary Filmon...

 (who had resigned to run federally). In 1998, Faurschou was appointed legislature assistant to the Minister of Rural Development.

Faurschou was re-elected in 1999

Manitoba general election, 1999

The Manitoba general election of September 21, 1999 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada....

, and more narrowly re-elected in the 2003 election

Manitoba general election, 2003

The Manitoba general election held on June 3, 2003 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 35 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with twenty seats...

, defeating Bob Kriski by 3,524 votes to 3,023. He was returned again in the 2007 election

Manitoba general election, 2007

The Manitoba general election held on May 22, 2007 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 36 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with nineteen seats. The Liberal...

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