Mel Arnold
Mel Arnold | |
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Arnold in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies North Okanagan—Shuswap (2015–2025) | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Mayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 or 1959 (age 65–66) Notch Hill, Blind Bay, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Salmon Arm, British Columbia |
Melvin John Arnold MP (born 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of North Okanagan—Shuswap during the 2015 Canadian federal election. The district was changed for the 2025 election; Arnold won the new Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies district in that year.
Arnold was active on the boards of local service clubs, including the BC Wildlife Federation and Canadian Wildlife Federation, where he held the role of President for two terms. Before serving as a member of Parliament, he served on his Salmon Arm's environmental advisory council for eight years. In 2010 he was appointed to the B.C. government's Species at Risk Task Force.