1. Rob Nicholson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University and a law degree from the University of Windsor.
19 Facts About Rob Nicholson
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Rob Nicholson was first elected to federal parliament in the federal election of 1984 as a Progressive Conservative, defeating New Democrat Richard Harrington and incumbent Liberal Al MacBain.
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Rob Nicholson was re-elected by a narrower margin in the 1988 election, defeating Liberal Gary Pillitteri by fewer than 2,000 votes.
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Rob Nicholson was elected as a trustee for the Niagara Catholic District School Board in 1994.
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Rob Nicholson was elected to the Niagara Regional Council later in 1997, and was re-elected in 2000, and 2003.
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Rob Nicholson ran for Chairman of the Regional Municipality of Niagara in late 2003, but lost to St Catharines Regional Councillor Peter Partington.
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Rob Nicholson attempted to regain his old Commons seat in the 1997 election, but again finished third.
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Rob Nicholson did not seek election to the Commons in the 2000 election.
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The Progressive Conservatives merged with the Canadian Alliance as the Conservative Party of Canada in early 2004, and Rob Nicholson joined the new party.
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Rob Nicholson was narrowly returned to parliament in the 2004 election, defeating Liberal Victor Pietrangelo by more than 1,000 votes.
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Rob Nicholson served as Shadow Transportation Critic from July 2004 to January 2005.
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Rob Nicholson was appointed Chief Opposition Whip on January 28,2005.
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Rob Nicholson was re-elected in the 2006 election and appointed to the Harper cabinet as Government House Leader.
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Rob Nicholson was appointed as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada in early 2007.
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Rob Nicholson replaced Vic Toews as Justice Minister during a Cabinet shuffle on January 4,2007.
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On March 13,2010, Rob Nicholson released the terms of reference for the appointment of Frank Iacobucci as an Independent Adviser.
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An unexpected beneficiary of the Baird defalcation was Rob Nicholson, who was promoted to become Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Rob Nicholson was defeated by Rona Ambrose, and was named as the Conservative Justice Critic.
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Rob Nicholson did not run for re-election in the 2019 federal election.