John Rodriguez

John R. Rodriguez
John Rodriguez during a NDP local meeting in Sudbury in May 2014.
Mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario
In office December 6, 2006 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	David Courtemanche
Succeeded by	Marianne Matichuk
Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt
In office 1984–1993
Preceded by	Judy Erola
Succeeded by	Ray Bonin
Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt
In office 1972–1980
Preceded by	Gaetan Serré
Succeeded by	Judy Erola
Coniston Town Councillor
In office 1971–1972
President of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
In office 1968–1969
Preceded by	Ruth Willis
Succeeded by	John Kuchinak
Personal details
Born	February 12, 1937 Georgetown, Guyana
Political party	New Democratic Party
Occupation	teacher
Religion	Roman Catholic

John R. Rodriguez (born February 12, 1937) is a Guyana-born Canadian politician. He served as the mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario from 2006 to 2010, and previously represented the electoral district of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1980 and from 1984 to 1993 as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Rodriguez was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and moved to Canada in 1956. He attended Toronto Teachers' College, worked for a time as a teacher in St. Catharines, and moved to Coniston in Northern Ontario in 1962, where he was appointed as principal of St. Paul School. He also attended Laurentian University, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Spanish Literature.

Rodriguez became president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association in 1968. He led a protest outside Queen's Park in 1969, to urge the provincial government of John Robarts to extend separate school funding to grades 11, 12 and 13. He also served on the Board of Governors of the Ontario Teachers' Federation, and promoted greater cooperation between teachers and organized labour.