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Dean of the House (Canada)

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    Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker PC, CH, QC (1895 - 1979)
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  • The Right Honourable Paul Joseph James Martin PC, CC, QC (1903 - 1992)
    Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin , PC CC QC (June 23, 1903 – September 14, 1992), often referred to as Paul Martin, Sr, was a noted Canadian politician. He was the father of Paul Martin (Jr.), who se...
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1841 - 1919)
    Notes * Location info: Saint-Lin (birth)* Affiliation politique : libéral * Pratique le droit à Princeville et Arthabaskaville avec comme partenaire Joseph Lavergne .

In Canada, the Dean of the House is the Member of the House of Commons with the longest unbroken record of service who is not a Cabinet Minister, party Leader, House Leader or Whip. The Dean is responsible for presiding over the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons at the beginning of each Parliament. The position is the equivalent of the Father of the House in the British House of Commons.

The current Dean of the House is Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon, who was first elected to the Commons as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1984.

Deans

  • John Costigan (1896-1907)
    • Entered House in 1867
  • John Haggart (1907-1913)
    • Entered House in 1872
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1913-1919)
    • Entered House in 1877
  • John Reid (1919-1921)
    • Entered House in 1891
  • William MacLean (1921-1926)
    • Entered House in 1892
  • Rodolphe Lemieux (1926-1930)
    • Entered House in 1896
  • Charles Marcil (1930-1937)
    • Entered House in 1900
  • Ernest Lapointe (1937-1941)
    • Entered House in 1904
  • Arthur Cardin (1941-1946)
    • Entered House in 1911
  • Charles Power (1946-1955
    • Entered House in 1917
  • William Rowe (1955-1963)
    • Entered House in 1925
  • Azellus Denis (1963-1964)
    • Entered House in 1935
  • Paul Martin, Sr. (1964-1968
    • Entered House in 1935
  • John G. Diefenbaker (1968-1979
    • Entered House in 1940
  • Walter Dinsdale (1979-1982)
    • Entered House in 1951
  • Robert Coates (1982-1988)
    • Entered House in 1957
  • Herb Gray (1988-2002)
    • Entered House in 1962
  • Charles Caccia (2002-2004)
    • Entered House in 1968
  • Bill Blaikie (2004-2008)
    • Entered House in 1979
  • Louis Plamondon (2008-present)
    • Entered House in 1984
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