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Romeo Saganash (Diom Romeo Saganash) was born on 28 October, 1961 in Waswanipi, Quebec, Canada, is a Canadian politician. Discover Romeo Saganash's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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Diom Romeo Saganash |
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62 years old |
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Scorpio |
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28 October 1961 |
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28 October |
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Waswanipi, Quebec, Canada |
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Canada
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Romeo Saganash Height, Weight & Measurements
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Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash |
Romeo Saganash Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Romeo Saganash worth at the age of 62 years old? Romeo Saganash’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Canada. We have estimated Romeo Saganash's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Diom Roméo Saganash (born October 28, 1961) is a Cree lawyer and former politician from Canada.
Saganash was born on October 28, 1961, in Waswanipi, a native community in Quebec.
At the age of seven, he was among 27 Cree children taken from their homes to attend a French-language residential school in La Tuque, where he lived with an English-speaking Anglican family.
The program was cancelled the following year, but he remained there for ten years, completing his schooling in French.
After that, he attended a meeting on the negotiations between the Cree and government officials on constitutional and resource rights, which sparked his interest in pursuing a law degree.
In 1985, Saganash founded the Cree Nation Youth Council.
He attended law school at the Université du Québec à Montréal and in 1989 he became the first Cree to receive a law degree in Quebec.
Saganash is fluent in Cree, French and English.
He was the Deputy Grand Chief to The Grand Council of the Crees of James Bay from 1990 to 1993, and he later served as director of Quebec relations and international affairs for over ten years.
From 1997 to 2000, Saganash chaired the James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment.
As a prominent Cree figure in a riding with many Indigenous peoples, Saganash received personal support from NDP Quebec lieutenant Tom Mulcair, who referred to Saganash as a "very important candidate".
Saganash served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in Quebec from 2011 to 2019.
A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election and was re-elected in the 2015 federal election.
He was elected in the 2011 federal election to represent Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou.
He was one of 59 NDP MPs elected for Quebec ridings (all newcomers to Parliament except Mulcair), and the party overall achieved its best showing in a federal election to date by becoming Official Opposition to the Conservative government, which rose from minority to majority standing.
On September 16, 2011, Saganash announced that he was running for the leadership of the NDP, to succeed Jack Layton, who had died the previous month.
He is believed to be the first Indigenous person to run for the leadership of a major Canadian party.
He withdrew on February 9, 2012, however, citing illness in his family and a lack of confidence in his campaign.
On March 7, 2012, Saganash announced that he would support Mulcair for NDP leader.
After an incident where he was removed from an Air Canada Jazz flight from Montreal to Val-d'Or for intoxication, Saganash took sick leave in October 2012 for the treatment of alcohol dependency.
Saganash cited the death of his "friend and mentor" Jack Layton, as well as the "profound scars" he received while in the residential school system, as the reasons for his dependency.
He completed his treatment in November 2012, and returned for the start of the House's first session of 2013.
In the 2015 Canadian federal election, Saganash was re-elected to a second term.
The NDP fell from second to third in the seat count nationally, behind the new Liberal majority government and the Conservatives.
In the 2017 NDP leadership election, Saganash supported Niki Ashton.
By July 2018, Saganash had decided not to run in the 43rd Canadian federal election, which took place in 2019.
In 2023, Saganash was charged with sexual assault.