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Rodney H. Weston
Member of Parliament
for Saint John
In office
October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byPaul Zed
Succeeded byWayne Long
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Saint John-Fundy
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byStuart Jamieson
Succeeded byStuart Jamieson
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
In office
February 3, 2009 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byFabian Manning
Succeeded byScott Simms
Personal details
Born (1964-03-28) March 28, 1964 (age 60)
Saint John, New Brunswick
Political partyConservative
SpouseDawn Connolly
ProfessionSmall business owner/operator

Rodney H. Weston (born March 28, 1964) is a businessman and politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the Saint John as a Member of Parliament from 2008 until 2015.

Biography

Weston was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Lester and Phyllis Weston. He was a post-secondary student at New Brunswick Community College.

Weston owned and operated a gas station and also was a trucking contractor as well as chief of the St. Martins Volunteer Fire Department.

Weston entered public life in his service as deputy mayor for St. Martins.

Weston represented from 1999 to 2003 the riding of Saint John-Fundy in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member, and was promoted Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture from 2001 to 2003. In 2003 he lost his bid for re-election. He was then named chief of staff for Bernard Lord.[1]

Weston was elected as Conservative MP for Saint John in the 2008 federal election, defeating incumbent Liberal Paul Zed. He was re-elected in the 2011 federal election but in the wake of the Duffy affair was unable to retain his seat when at the 2015 Canadian federal election the Liberal Party of Canada won every seat East of Quebec.

Weston was a candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election for the Saint John-Rothesay electoral district.

References

New Brunswick provincial government of Bernard Lord
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Paul Robichaud Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture
2001–2003
David Alward