Nick Discepola

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Nunzio "Nick" Discepola (November 27, 1949 – November 21, 2012) was an Italian-born Canadian politician and businessman.

Education and career

Discepola obtained a Bachelor of Science (1972) and an 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.

Personal life

He and his wife, Mary Alice, have four children, Lisa, Laura, Michele, and Marco.

Discepola died on November 21, 2012 of cancer.^[2]

References

↑ "C2CC Board". Retrieved November 22, 2012.
↑ "Former MP and Kirkland mayor Nick Discepola dead at 62". CTV Montreal. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

External links

Nick Discepola – Parliament of Canada biography

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Pierre Cadieux	Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges 1993–2004	Succeeded by Meili Faille

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Persondata
Name	Discepola, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	November 27, 1949
Place of birth
Date of death	November 21, 2012
Place of death

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