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John Rodriguez
John Rodriguez (born February 12, 1937 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the Ontario riding of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1980, and 1984 to 1993. He represented the New Democratic Party.
Before entering politics, Rodriguez worked as a teacher in the Sudbury area. He first won the riding in 1972, defeating Gaetan Serré of the Liberals. He subsequently lost the riding in 1980, to Liberal candidate Judy Erola; in the 1984 election, which saw the Liberals reduced to just 40 seats under John Napier Turner, Rodriguez defeated Erola to reclaim the seat.
He was defeated a second time in 1993, by Liberal Raymond Bonin, and retired from politics.
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| width="30%" |Preceded by:
Judy Erola
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt
1984-1993
| width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Raymond Bonin
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