Chris Speyer (politician)

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Chris Speyer (born 24 March 1941) is a former Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a criminal lawyer by career.

Speyer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He represented the Ontario riding of Cambridge where he was first elected in 1979. Speyer was re-elected in 1980 and 1984, serving successive terms from the 31st to the 33rd Canadian Parliaments.

Speyer left national politics in 1988 and did not campaign in that year's federal election. He served as a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto until 2017.{{Cite web|title=Courage under fire — five years at Supreme Court for Justice Moldaver - The Lawyer's Daily|url=https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/2853/courage-under-fire-five-years-at-supreme-court-for-justice-moldaver|access-date=2021-08-12|website=www.thelawyersdaily.ca|language=en}}