Simon De Jong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Simon De Jong

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1942

Place of Birth: Surabaya, Indonesia

Date of Death: 18-Aug-2011

Profession: politician, painter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Simon Leendert De Jong (April 29, 1942 – August 18, 2011) was an Indonesian-born Canadian parliamentarian.
He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1979 federal election as a New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) from Saskatchewan.
He would spend five terms and 18 years in the House of Commons.