David Christopherson

David Christopherson
Member of Parliament
for Hamilton Centre
In office
June 28, 2004 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byMatthew Green
Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party
In office
April 19, 2012 – March 11, 2019
Serving with Libby Davies and Megan Leslie from 2012 to 2015
LeaderThomas Mulcair
Jagmeet Singh
Preceded byLibby Davies
Thomas Mulcair
Succeeded byAlexandre Boulerice
Sheri Benson
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Hamilton West
In office
May 5, 1999 – September 2, 2003
Preceded byLillian Ross
Succeeded byJudy Marsales
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Hamilton Centre
In office
September 6, 1990 – May 5, 1999
Preceded byLily Oddie
Succeeded byRiding Abolished
Hamilton City Councillor
In office
December 1, 1985 – September 6, 1990
Serving with Geraldine Copps
Preceded byDon Gray and Vince Scott
Succeeded byGeraldine Copps and Dave Wilson
ConstituencyWard Four
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Chair of the Standing Committee on
Public Accounts
In office
June 15, 2011 – August 2, 2015
MinisterTony Clement
Preceded byJoe Volpe
Succeeded byKevin Sorenson
Personal details
Born (1954-10-05) October 5, 1954 (age 70)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseDenise Christopherson (née Doyle)
Residence(s)Hamilton, Ontario
Professiondirector, political assistant, union officer

David Christopherson (born October 5, 1954) is a Canadian politician. From 2004 until 2019, he represented the riding of Hamilton Centre in the House of Commons of Canada. 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.


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