Nunzio "Nick" Discepola (November 27, 1949 – November 21, 2012) was an Italian-born Canadian politician and businessman.
Nick Discepola | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges | |
| In office October 25, 1993 – June 28, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Cadieux |
| Succeeded by | Meili Faille |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1949 Avellino, Italy |
| Died | November 21, 2012 (aged 62) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Mary-Alice Discepola |
| Children | Lisa Discepola, Marco Discepola, Laura Discepola, Michele Discepola |
Education and career
editDiscepola obtained a Bachelor of Science (1972) and a Master of Business Administration (1977) from McGill University.
Before founding his own company in the high tech sector "N.D. Computer Resources" at the age of 26, he worked for Bell Canada and the federal government as a computer specialist.
From 1989 to 1992 he served as mayor of Kirkland, Quebec.[1]
Discepola was a Member of Parliament representing the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Vaudreuil from 1993 to 1997 (serving as Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General from 1996 to 1998), and then Vaudreuil-Soulanges between 1997 and 2004. In 2004, he lost his seat to the Bloc Québécois's Meili Faille.
Discepola died on November 21, 2012, of cancer six days shy of his 63rd birthday.[2]
Electoral record
edit| 1993 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Nick Discepola | 31,120 | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Mario Turbide | 25,133 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Préfontaine | 6,459 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Yves Marie Christin | 1,107 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Eric E. Simon | 727 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Neal Ford | 438 | ||||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Robert Charles | 186 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "C2CC Board". Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ "Former MP and Kirkland mayor Nick Discepola dead at 62". CTV Montreal. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 22 November 2012.