Svend Robinson
Canadian politician (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Svend Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2004, who represented suburban Vancouver-area constituencies of Burnaby for the New Democratic Party (NDP). He is noted as the first member of Parliament in Canadian history to come out as gay while in office.[1] In 2004, he pled guilty to stealing an expensive ring and decided not to run in the June 2004 election. At the time, he was one of the longest-serving members in the House of Commons, having been elected and re-elected for seven consecutive terms. In the 2019 Canadian federal election, Robinson was the NDP candidate for the riding of Burnaby North-Seymour, but lost to the Liberal incumbent Terry Beech by 1,560 votes.
Svend Robinson | |
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Member of Parliament for Burnaby—Douglas (Burnaby—Kingsway; 1988–1997) (Burnaby; 1979–1988) | |
In office May 22, 1979 – June 28, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Riding established |
Succeeded by | Bill Siksay |
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Born | (1952-03-04) March 4, 1952 (age 72) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Political party | New Democratic |
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Occupation | Politician |