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About Roger Fitzgerald
- Roger Fitzgerald is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- He represented the district of Bonavista South from 1993 to 2011 and served as Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.Before entering politics, he worked as a journeyman electrician.
- He married Marjorie Noseworthy.
- Fitzgerald served as mayor of Musgravetown.He is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
- He has served as Opposition Shadow Critic for Social Services, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agrifoods, Development and Rural Renewa1, Industry, Trade and Rural Development, and Intergovernmental Affairs as a member of the Public Accounts Committee, as a Member of the Caucus Strategy Committee, and as Vice-Chair of the Caucus Economic Development Committee.Fitzgerald ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1989, losing to Aubrey Gover; he was elected in 1993 and was reelected in 1996, 1999 and 2003.
- He was acclaimed in the 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election when his opponent withdrew from the race.
- In June 2011, he announced that he would not be running for reelection.In 2017, Fitzgerald endorsed Ches Crosbie in the 2018 provincial PC leadership race.
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