Bob Nault
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Infobox officeholder Robert Daniel Nault Template:Post-nominals (born November 9, 1955) is a Canadian politician.<ref name="cpg"/>
A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Nault began his career as city councillor for Kenora City Council. He was first elected to the House of Commons as the representative for Kenora—Rainy River in 1988, beating NDP incumbent John Parry. Following the 1988 election, Nault ran successfully in the 1993,1997, and 2000 federal elections.
Nault also served as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the cabinet of Jean Chrétien from 1999 to 2003.<ref name="cpg"/> While in cabinet, he introduced the First Nations Governance Act, a program of reform and financial accountability measures for First Nations.<ref name="HillTimesSeptember2004">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Subscription required</ref>
In February 2004, he announced he would leave politics to set up a consulting business, Western Frontier International Group. He did not seek re-election in the 2004 election.<ref name="HillTimesSeptember2004"/>
In January 2015, Nault announced his intention to seek the Liberal Party of Canada nomination for Kenora, which includes nearly all of his old riding, in the 2015 federal election scheduled for October 19.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On May 31, 2015, Nault was nominated as the party's candidate.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the ensuing election, he edged out former provincial NDP leader Howard Hampton, who had represented the area provincially from 1987 to 2011, by only 2% to return to Parliament after a 12-year absence. Incumbent Conservative and cabinet minister Greg Rickford was pushed into third place.<ref>Liberal Bob Nault edges out NDP in Kenora, Conservative incumbent comes 3rd, Global News, October 20, 2015.</ref>
In February 2016, Nault was elected Chair by committee members of the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee.
He was defeated in the 2019 federal election.
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References
External links
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- Interview with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy
- Robert Nault Profile - The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Macleans Interview - 2013
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- 1955 births
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Living people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Ministers of Crown–Indigenous relations
- Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- People from Kenora
- Ontario municipal councillors
- Franco-Ontarian people