Name Jose Nunez-Melo | ||
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Office Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 2011 Education HEC Montreal (2000), McGill University (1999) Profiles | ||
José Núñez-Melo (born November 13, 1956) is a former Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Laval as a member of the New Democratic Party.
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Background
Originally from the Dominican Republic, graduated from Colegio San Luis Gonzaga in Santo Domingo in 1974. He later managed a hotel in Puerto Plata before emigrating to Canada in 1990.
Prior to winning a seat in the 2011 election, Núñez-Melo worked for Revenu Québec.
2015 election
Núñez-Melo was not allowed to run as a NDP candidate in the 2015 federal election for the new riding of Vimy after he publicly criticized nomination meeting procedures which he claimed were contrary to the rules of the party. The party policy requires open nominations, while Núñez-Melo reportedly wanted a guarantee of automatic renomination as an incumbent MP.
He ran unsuccessfully in Vimy as a member of the Green Party of Canada.