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David Christopherson
David Christopherson (born October 5, 1954) is a Canadian politician. Since 2004, he has represented the riding of Hamilton Centre in the Canadian House of Commons. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Bob Rae. Christopherson is a member of the New Democratic Party.
==Early life and career==
Christopherson was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He is self-educated, having dropped out of high school in the ninth grade. A voracious reader, he is a particular fan of books on politics. He began working with International Harvester in Hamilton at age 19, and remained with the company for eleven years. He was active with the United Auto Workers union, becoming plant chairman in 1978 and president of the Local 525 in 1979.〔Jill Morrison, "Great expectations", ''Hamilton Spectator'', 13 February 1993, B3.〕
Christopherson campaigned in Hamilton East in the 1984 federal election, finishing second against Liberal candidate Sheila Copps. He was elected to Hamilton, Ontario City Council the following year for the city's fourth ward, and re-elected in 1988. Christopherson became chairman of Hamilton's licensing committee, and made a concerted effort to reform the city's notorious regulatory practices.〔Terry Cooke, "Licensing mess could consume council term", ''Hamilton Spectator'', 10 February 2007, A19.〕 He developed a reputation on as a hard worker, and was one of three councillors to decline a pay increase in 1988.〔"3 Hamilton aldermen refuse pay raise", ''Globe and Mail'', 28 April 1988, A22.〕
Christopherson was also a constituency assistant for NDP Member of Parliament (MP) Ian Deans in the mid-1980s.〔"Political infighting erupts in race for Deans' Hamilton riding", ''Toronto Star'', 19 January 1987, A8.〕 He sought the NDP nomination for Hamilton Mountain after Deans's retirement in 1986, but lost to Marion Dewar.〔"Dewar wins Hamilton nomination", ''Globe and Mail'', 24 January 1987, A5.〕
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