Jim Hodder (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Hodder (politician)

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1940

Place of Birth: Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James "Jim" Hodder (born December 29, 1940 in Rose Blanche, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian former politician, who represented the electoral district of Port au Port in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1975 to 1993, and again from 2003 to 2007.
He started as a member of the Liberal Party, but in 1985 he crossed the floor to join Brian Peckford's Progressive Conservative government. A graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland with bachelor's degrees in history and education, he was a high school teacher and principal in Stephenville before entering politics.
His father Walter also served in the Newfoundland assembly.He retired from the legislature for health reasons in January 2007, and was succeeded by Tony Cornect in a by-election.