Nelson Riis
| Nelson Andrew Riis | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kamloops—Shuswap |
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In office 1980–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Niel Cameron |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1987 |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kamloops |
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In office 1988–2000 |
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| Preceded by | District was created in 1987 |
| Succeeded by | Betty Hinton (district changed name in 1998) |
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January 10, 1942 High River, Alberta |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Nelson Andrew Riis (born January 10, 1942) currently a businessman and is a former Canadian politician and New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP).
A geographer and teacher by profession, Riis taught in public schools and at the post-secondary level. He taught at what is presently known as Thompson Rivers University, and served as chair of social sciences for ten years. He served as an alderman in Kamloops, British Columbia from 1973 to 1978, and as a school trustee from 1978 until 1980. He was director of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Riis was very active in Kamloops and surrounding communities, and was named as honorary member in many organizations. He is a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1980 federal election. He served as House Leader from 1986 to 1996, and as Critic for Finance for a number of years. He also served as caucus chair from 1996 until his defeat in the 2000 federal election. During this period he hosted a weekly television program, spoke at party functions throughout Canada, served on a wide range of parliamentary committees and wrote a weekly column for five BC newspapers.
On the conservative wing of the social democratic NDP, Riis was a contributing author to a report by the libertarian think tank Fraser Institute on how to spend the fiscal surplus. He championed small business concerns in the NDP and founded a small business caucus. His primary area of interest and expertize was in the area of finance.
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