David Christopherson
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David Christopherson MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hamilton Centre |
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Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
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Assumed office April 19, 2012 |
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| Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Hamilton West |
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In office May 5, 1999 – September 2, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Lillian Ross |
| Succeeded by | Judy Marsales |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Centre |
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In office September 6, 1990 – May 5, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Lily Oddie |
| Succeeded by | Riding Abolished |
| Hamilton City Councillor | |
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In office December 1, 1985 – September 6, 1990 Serving with Geraldine Copps |
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| Preceded by | Don Gray and Vince Scott |
| Succeeded by | Geraldine Copps and Dave Wilson |
| Constituency | Ward Four |
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| Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts |
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Assumed office June 15, 2011 |
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| Minister | Tony Clement |
| Preceded by | Joe Volpe |
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October 5, 1954 Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Denise Christopherson (née Doyle) |
| Residence | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Profession | director, political assistant, union officer |
David Christopherson (born October 5, 1954) is a Canadian politician. Since 2004, he has represented the riding of Hamilton Centre in the Canadian House of Commons. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Bob Rae. Christopherson is a member of the New Democratic Party.
Christopherson was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He is self-educated, having dropped out of high school in the ninth grade. A voracious reader, he is a particular fan of books on politics. He began working with International Harvester in Hamilton at age 19, and remained with the company for eleven years. He was active with the United Auto Workers union, becoming plant chairman in 1978 and president of the Local 525 in 1979.
Christopherson campaigned in Hamilton East in the 1984 federal election, finishing second against Liberal candidate Sheila Copps. He was elected to Hamilton, Ontario City Council the following year for the city's fourth ward, and re-elected in 1988. Christopherson became chairman of Hamilton's licensing committee, and made a concerted effort to reform the city's notorious regulatory practices. He developed a reputation on as a hard worker, and was one of three councillors to decline a pay increase in 1988.
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