Rick Nicholls
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Rick Nicholls MPP |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Chatham-Kent—Essex |
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Assumed office October 6, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Hoy |
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October 12, 1951 Chatham-Kent, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Dianne |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Motivational speaker, business development |
Frederick R. "Rick" Nicholls (born October 12, 1951) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in the 2011 election. He represents the riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex.
Nicholls was born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. He attended St. Clair College and the University of Windsor. His great-great-grandfather, Frederick George Rumball, was the mayor of London, Ontario from 1900-1901. Amongst his political heroes is former American President Ronald Reagan.
Nicholls was the founder of Nicholls Training Group, a training and development company. His clients included the Canadian Embassy to the United Nations, Canada Post and Ford Motor Company of Canada. He and his wife Dianne live in Chatham-Kent where they raised three children.
Nicholls ran in the provincial election of 2011 as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex. He defeated Liberal candidate Paul Watson by 3,490 votes. He was re-elected in the 2014 election defeating NDP candidate Dan Gelinas by 2,516 votes.
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