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Nelson Andrew Riis 
Origin/Culture/Country: American
Nelson Andrew Riis: is a former Canadian politician and New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP). Riis graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.Ed, and MA( Geography). He is married to Penny with two grown sons, Nils and Jon. Mr Riis currently is the Corporate Ambassador for Canadian Rockport Homes International Inc.(www.canadianrockport.com). He is co-founder of the corporation and has held a number of senior positions within the Company including President, Vice-President, VP Investor Relations and a member of the Company's Board of Directors. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1980 federal election. He served as House Leader from 1986 to 1996, and as Critic for Finance for a number of years. He also served as caucus chair from 1996 until his defeat in the 2000 federal election. During this period he hosted a weekly television program, spoke at Party functions throughout Canada, served on a wide range of Parliamentary Committees and wrote a weekly column for five BC newspapers.
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