Michael Savage (politician)
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Michael John Savage MP |
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| Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality | |
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Assumed office November 6, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Peter J. Kelly |
| Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour |
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In office June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Wendy Lill |
| Succeeded by | Robert Chisholm |
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May 13, 1960 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Profession | Consultant, Recruiting Executive, Sales Manager |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Michael John "Mike" Savage (born May 13, 1960) is an Irish-born Canadian politician, who was elected Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality on October 20, 2012. He previously served as a Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour from 2004 to 2011.
Savage was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and spent his early years in South Wales before moving to Canada at age six. Savage is the son of former Nova Scotia premier John Savage. He grew up in Dartmouth, graduating from Prince Andrew High School and Dalhousie University.
Before being elected, Savage was active in the community. He is a past president of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia and was a member of the board of directors of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada from 1998 to 2003. He has also supported literacy through his involvement with the Dartmouth Book and Writing Awards and the Peter Gzowski Golf Tournament for Literacy.
Savage has most recently been involved with community organizations such as Junior Achievement, the Red Cross, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Alderney Landing, and is a former member of the Neptune Theatre Board. He was president of the Halifax Executive Association in 1995-1996 and is a member of the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce.
Savage has also served as General Manager of S. Cunard & Co., a home and heating retailer in Nova Scotia, and later became the director, residential/general business marketing and sales for Nova Scotia Power.
In April 2002, he joined Ray & Berndtson as vice-president of business development and senior consultant.
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