Nick Discepola

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 byPierre Cadieux
Succeeded byMeili Faille
Personal details
Born(1949-11-27)November 27, 1949
Avellino, Italy
DiedNovember 21, 2012(2012-11-21) (aged 62)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMary-Alice Discepola
ChildrenLisa Discepola, Marco Discepola, Laura Discepola, Michele Discepola

Education and career

Discepola 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]

1993 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalNick Discepola31,120
Bloc QuébécoisMario Turbide25,133
Progressive ConservativeRichard Préfontaine6,459
New DemocraticYves Marie Christin1,107
Natural LawEric E. Simon727
LibertarianNeal Ford438
Commonwealth of CanadaRobert Charles186

References
  1. "C2CC Board". Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  2. "Former MP and Kirkland mayor Nick Discepola dead at 62". CTV Montreal. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
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