Svend Robinson at the January 2003 NDP convention in Toronto, Ontario
Member of Parliament for Burnaby—Douglas (Burnaby—Kingsway; 1988–1997) (Burnaby; 1979–1988)
In office May 22, 1979 – June 28, 2004
Preceded by
Riding established
Succeeded by
Bill Siksay
Personal details
Born
(1952-03-04) March 4, 1952 (age 72) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party
New Democratic
Spouses
Patricia Fraser (1972–1975)
Max Riveron (1994–present)
Occupation
Politician
Svend Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2004, who represented suburban Vancouver-area constituencies of Burnaby for the New Democratic Party (NDP). He is noted as the first member of Parliament in Canadian history to come out as gay while in office.[1] In 2004, he pled guilty to stealing an expensive ring and decided not to run in the June 2004 election. At the time, he was one of the longest-serving members in the House of Commons, having been elected and re-elected for seven consecutive terms. In the 2019 Canadian federal election, Robinson was the NDP candidate for the riding of Burnaby North-Seymour, but lost to the Liberal incumbent Terry Beech by 1,560 votes.
^"Trailblazer Svend Robinson congratulates Kathleen Wynne, Canada's first openly gay premier". Yahoo! News, January 28, 2013.
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issue was debated on the floor of the House of Commons as the NDP MP SvendRobinson and the Liberal MPs Warren Allmand and Christine Stewart all charged...
Initiative. In 2006, she beat high-profile NDP activist and former MP SvendRobinson and in 2008 she defeated high-profile Conservative Lorne Mayencourt...
helping him oust Diefenbaker. In 1982, Canadian Member of Parliament SvendRobinson accused the CIA of infiltrating the RCMP and funnelling political contributions...
complaint regarding the RCMP's conduct was filed by New Democrat MP SvendRobinson with the Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP. On November...
Emery ran for the BC Marijuana Party, but was defeated. He endorsed SvendRobinson's candidacy in Vancouver Centre during the 2006 federal election campaign...
Parliament SvendRobinson confesses to stealing a ring from an auction firm and then takes medical leave. April 16 – The auction firm that SvendRobinson stole...
preamble has been politically controversial: in 1999, New Democratic MP SvendRobinson, presented a petition created by members of Humanist Canada in the House...
during a five-day anti-apartheid demonstration in Cape Town. 1988 – SvendRobinson becomes the first member of the House of Commons of Canada to come out...
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party's official position on same-sex marriage from opposed to neutral. SvendRobinson is notable for having been the first MP to come out as gay, in spring...
Pride Parade. Past grand marshals include: 1988 - Karen Andrews and SvendRobinson 1995 - Jim Egan and Jack Nesbit 2000 - Sky Gilbert and Michelle Douglas...
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