Michael Hopfner

Michael Alfred Hopfner (January 25, 1947[1] – April 19, 2009[2]) was a hotel owner, electrical contractor and political figure in Saskatchewan.

He represented Cut Knife-Lloydminster from 1982 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative.

He was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan and was educated in Lake Lenore and at the Moose Jaw technical school.

[1] He was defeated by Violet Stanger when he ran for reelection in 1991.

[3] Hopfner was found guilty of fraud in for his actions in the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative scandal of the 1980s and was sentenced to 18 months in jail[1] and ordered to pay $56,000 in restitution.