Ricardo López (politician)

Ricardo López Bello (February 13, 1937 – January 27, 2024) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons of Canada.

López was born in Cabrui, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain and represented the Quebec riding of Châteauguay.

He did not serve in the cabinet under PC prime ministers Brian Mulroney or Kim Campbell.

His main claim to fame in the House of Commons was that when he rose to address the assembly, both English and French interpreters would immediately start to try to decipher his speech due to his thick accent.

López left federal politics after he lost his seat in 1993 to Maurice Godin of the Bloc Québécois.