Bill Bonko

Bill Bonko Sr.

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office November 22, 2004 – March 3, 2008
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	Janice Sarich
Constituency	Edmonton-Decore
Trustee on Edmonton Public School Board (Ward A)
In office October 16, 1995 – October 18, 2004
Preceded by	New ward
Succeeded by	Bev Esslinger
Personal details
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Michele
Children	Two
Residence	Edmonton
Occupation	Circulation manager

Bill Bonko is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was first elected in the 2004 election as a Liberal in Edmonton Decore, but was defeated in his 2008 re-election bid by Progressive Conservative Janice Sarich.

Bill Bonko graduated from Queen Elizabeth High School. He worked for fifteen years as the circulation manager for the Edmonton Journal.

Bonko first sought political office in the 1995 municipal election, when he was elected to the Board of Edmonton Public Schools as trustee for Ward A. He was re-elected in the 1998 and 2001 elections. He did not seek re-election at the conclusion of his third term. Instead, he ran for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in Edmonton Decore in the 2004 provincial election as a Liberal. He won 44.63% of the vote and defeated his opponents, who included former MLA Walter Szwender who was running for the Progressive Conservatives and Gary Masyk, an incumbent MLA whose riding had been abolished and who had crossed the floor to become the Alberta Alliance's first MLA after being elected as PC. He did not sponsor any bills during his time in the legislature, and was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Janice Sarich in the 2008 election.