John Roland Sweeney
| John Sweeney | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1975–1990 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Mike Cooper |
| Constituency | Kitchener—Wilmot |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 20, 1931 Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Died | July 7, 2001 (aged 70) Kitchener, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Kay |
| Children | 10 |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
John Roland Sweeney (June 20, 1931 – July 7, 2001) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990. He was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.
Sweeney moved to Ontario in his youth, and was educated at the University of Toronto, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master's Degree in Education.
A devout Roman Catholic, Sweeney served as the Waterloo Catholic District School Board's first director of education from 1969 until 1975.
In 1975, he ran as a Liberal candidate in the 1975 election for the riding of Kitchener—Wilmot. Sweeney defeated Progressive Conservative Morley Rosenberg by 1,745 votes. He was re-elected with increased majorities in the elections of 1977 and 1981. He sat on the opposition benches until the Liberals formed government under David Peterson following the 1985 election.
He was a candidate in the 1982 Liberal leadership convention, but was eliminated on the first ballot, finishing last in a field of five candidates with only 122 votes.
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