Nunzio "Nick" Discepola (November 27, 1949 – November 21, 2012) was an

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-born

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politician and businessman.

Education and career

Discepola obtained a

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(1972) and a

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(1977) from

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. Before founding his own company in the high tech sector "N.D. Computer Resources" at the age of 26, he worked for

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and the federal government as a computer specialist. From 1989 to 1992 he served as mayor of

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. Discepola was a Member of Parliament representing the

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in the

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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

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six days shy of his 63rd birthday.

Electoral record

References

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