| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Jim Hodder | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MHA |
| Birth Date: | December 29, 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Rose Blanche, Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Residence: | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Death Place: | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Office1: | MHA for Port au Port |
| Term Start1: | 2003 |
| Term End1: | 2007 |
| Predecessor1: | Gerald Smith |
| Successor1: | Tony Cornect |
| Term Start2: | 1975 |
| Term End2: | 1993 |
| Predecessor2: | First Member |
| Successor2: | Gerald Smith |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative (1985–2007) |
| Otherparty: | Liberal (1975–1985) |
| Occupation: | High School Teacher |
James Eric Hodder (December 29, 1940 – March 2, 2021) was a Canadian 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.[1] [2] 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.[1] His father Walter also served in the Newfoundland assembly.[3]
He retired from the legislature for health reasons in January 2007,[4] and was succeeded by Tony Cornect in a by-election.[5] He died in St. John's on March 2, 2021.[6]