John Cummins (politician)
- John Cummins (politician)
Infobox CanadianMP
honorific-prefix =
name = John Martin Cummins
honorific-suffix =
MP
riding = Delta—Richmond East
parliament = Canadian
term_start = 2004 federal election
term_end =
predecessor = "new riding"
successor =
riding2 = Delta—South Richmond
parliament2 = Canadian
term_start2 = 1997
term_end2 = 2004
predecessor2 = "new riding"
successor2 = "riding abolished"
riding3 = Delta
parliament3 = Canadian
term_start3 = 1993
term_end3 = 1997
predecessor3 = Stan Wilbee
successor3 = "riding abolished"
birth_date = birth date and age|1942|3|12
birth_place = Georgetown, Ontario
death_date =
death_place =
party = Conservative
otherparty = Reform (1993-2000)
Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)
spouse = Sue Cummins
residence = Richmond, British Columbia
profession = Commercial fisherman, teacher
religion =
footnotes =
John Martin Cummins (born March 12 1942) is a Canadian politician. He is currently the Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Delta—Richmond East in British Columbia.
Born in Georgetown, Ontario, he was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1993 election, as a Reform Party member. He was re-elected in 1997, 2000 (as a member of the Canadian Alliance), 2004 and 2006 (as a Conservative).
Cummins obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Ontario and a master’s degree from the University of British Columbia. Before entering politics, Cummins worked in the pulp and paper industry in Ontario, the oil fields of Alberta and on the construction of the Bennett hydroelectric dam in Northern BC. He taught school in the Northwest Territories and in the Peace River district of Northern Alberta, then spent fifteen years teaching in Delta, British Columbia. Cummins is also a commercial fisherman; he owned and operated commercial fishing boats in BC for over 20 years.
As a Member of Parliament, Cummins served twice as party critic for Fisheries and Oceans, in addition to his work on various other House of Commons and Joint Committees.
External links
* [http://www.johncummins.ca/ Official site]
* [http://www.howdtheyvote.ca/member.php?id=77 How'd They Vote?: John Cummins' voting history and quotes]
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=b7a407dd-002c-4dfa-ac37-c692767ac524&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Parliament Webpage]
Persondata
NAME=Cummins, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=March 12, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH=Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF DEATH=living
PLACE OF DEATH=
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