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. 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 was acclaimed in the 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election when his opponent withdrew from the race.
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