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Place of Birth: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
About David Faurschou
- David Faurschou (born January 28, 1956) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- From 1997 to 2011, he was a member of the Manitoba legislature. Faurschou was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, the eldest son of Ralph and Ella Faurschou.
- He has a diploma in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba, and a Professional Agronomist degree from the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists.
- He served as a summer student with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in The Pas and Arborg 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 in a 1997 by-election, replacing Brian Pallister (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, and more narrowly re-elected in the 2003 election, defeating Bob Kriski by 3,524 votes to 3,023.
- He was returned again in the 2007 election. He did not run in 2011 election.
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