Rodney Weston
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Rodney H. Weston | |
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Member of Parliament for Saint John | |
In office October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Paul Zed |
Succeeded by | Wayne Long |
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Saint John-Fundy | |
In office 1999–2003 | |
Preceded by | Stuart Jamieson |
Succeeded by | Stuart Jamieson |
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans | |
In office February 3, 2009 – October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Fabian Manning |
Succeeded by | Scott Simms |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint John, New Brunswick | March 28, 1964
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Dawn Connolly |
Profession | Small 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
External links
- New Brunswick MLAs, New Brunswick Legislative Library (pdf)
- Rodney Weston – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1964 births
- Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Living people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick
- People from Saint John, New Brunswick
- Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
- New Brunswick politician stubs