Raymond Bonin
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Raymond C. Bonin | |
Member of Parliament
for Nickel Belt |
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Incumbent | |
Assumed office 1993 |
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Preceded by | John Rodriguez |
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Born | November 20, 1942 Sudbury, Ontario |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Marguerite Bonin |
Residence | Val Caron, Ontario |
Profession | teacher |
Raymond C. "Ray" Bonin (born November 20, 1942) is a Canadian politician.
Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Bonin is a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Nickel Belt, and has done so since 1993. Prior to entering politics, he was a professor at Sudbury's Cambrian College. He was also chairman of the French Catholic school board from 1976 to 1985, and was a city councillor from 1988 to 1991.
On November 16, 2006, Bonin announced that he will retire from politics at the end of his current term, and will not run for reelection in the next federal election. [1] Former Greater Sudbury city councillor Louise Portelance will stand as the Liberal candidate for Nickel Belt in the next election. [2]