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Andrew Scheer
Andrew James Scheer (born May 20, 1979) is a Canadian politician who is the Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada), leader of the Opposition since 2025 and previously from 2017 to 2020 as Leader of the Conservative Party (Canada), leader of the Conservative Party. He is the Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) for Regina—Qu'Appelle since 2004. He served as the 35th Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada), speaker of the House of Commons from 2011 to 2015. Scheer earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in criminology, political science, and history. Elected to represent the Saskatchewan riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle at the age of 25, Scheer was re-elected in 2006 Canadian federal election, 2006, 2008 Canadian federal election, 2008, and 2011 Canadian federal election, 2011 before becoming House speaker at age 32, making him the youngest speaker in the chamber's history. He held the speaker role for the entirety of the 41st Canadian Parliament. Following the Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Of The House Of Commons (Canada)
The speaker of the House of Commons () is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. A Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP), a speaker is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow MPs. The speaker's role in presiding over the House of Commons of Canada is similar to that of speakers elsewhere in other countries that use the Westminster system. The 40th speaker of the House of Commons is Francis Scarpaleggia, who assumed the role on May 26, 2025. The speaker with the longest tenure is Peter Milliken who was elected for four consecutive terms lasting 10 years, 124 days. Role In Canada it is the speaker's responsibility to manage the House of Commons and supervise its staff. It is also the speaker's duty to act as a liaison with the Senate of Canada, Senate and Monarchy of Canada, the Crown. They are to rule over the house and have the government answer questions during the question period as well as keep decorum with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (Commonwealth English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners only. Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne Nystrom
Lorne Edmund Nystrom (born April 26, 1946) is a Canadian politician and was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2004. He is a member of the New Democratic Party. Parliamentary career Nystrom was first elected for Yorkton—Melville in 1968. At the age of 22 years and three months, he was the youngest MP in Canadian history, a record he held until Claude-André Lachance was elected at the age of 20 in 1974. He was reelected without serious difficulty until losing to Reform challenger Garry Breitkreuz in 1993. In 1992, he was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. He returned to Parliament in 1997 in the riding of Qu'Appelle, succeeding fellow New Democrat Simon De Jong. Nystrom faced a strong challenge for re-election in the riding, renamed Regina—Qu'Appelle in 2000, after the Progressive Conservatives unexpectedly failed to nominate a candidate. However, Nystrom managed to eke out a narrow victory over Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaëlle Jean
Michaëlle Jean (; born September 6, 1957) is a Canadian former journalist who served as the 27th governor general of Canada from 2005 to 2010. She is the first Haitian Canadian and black person to hold this office. Jean was the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie#Executive Secretariat (Secretaries-General), third secretary-general of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from 2015 until 2019. She was the first woman to hold the position and held the position until the end of 2018. Jean was a refugee from Haiti—coming to Canada in 1968—and was raised in the town of Thetford Mines, Quebec. After receiving two university degrees, Jean worked as a journalist and broadcaster for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio-Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), as well as also undertaking charity work, mostly in the field of assisting victims of domestic violence. In 2005, she was appointed governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She had been queen regnant of List of sovereign states headed by Elizabeth II, 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longest of any British monarch, the List of longest-reigning monarchs, second-longest of any sovereign state, and the List of female monarchs, longest of any queen regnant in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V. She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon Abdication of Edward VIII, the abdic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Regan
Geoffrey Paul Regan (born November 22, 1959) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 36th speaker of the House of Commons from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Liberal Party, he was the member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax West 2000 to 2021, previously holding the seat from 1993 to 1997. Under Paul Martin, he was Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 2003 to 2006. Early life and career Regan was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia. He is the son of Gerald Regan, the 19th premier of Nova Scotia and Cabinet Minister under Pierre Trudeau, and Carole Harrison, the daughter of John Harrison, a member of Parliament from Saskatchewan. He is the brother of Nancy Regan, a retired television personality with ATV, and Laura Regan, an actress. Regan graduated from Sackville High School in 1977 and then earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from St. Francis Xavier University in 1980. Following university, Regan went on to earn a law degree from Dalhousie U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Milliken
Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 until his retirement in 2011 and served as Speaker of the House for 10 years beginning in 2001. Milliken represented the Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands as a member of the Liberal Party. On October 12, 2009, he became the longest serving Speaker of the House of Commons in Canadian history. His Speakership was notable for the number of tie-breaking votes he was required to make as well as for making several historic rulings. Milliken also has the unique distinction of being the first Speaker to preside over four Parliaments. His legacy includes his landmark rulings on Parliament's right to information, which are key elements of parliamentary precedent both in Canada and throughout the Commonwealth. Milliken chose to stand down from Parliament at the 2011 federal election. His successor as Speaker, Andrew Scheer, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Comartin
Joseph John Comartin (born December 26, 1947) is a retired Canadian lawyer and politician. He represented the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh (federal electoral district), Windsor—Tecumseh as its Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) from 2000 to 2015. A member of the New Democratic Party (Canada), New Democratic Party (NDP), he ran for 2003 New Democratic Party leadership election, its leadership in 2003. He called for a return to social democracy, social democratic policies after the party's drift to the centre during the 1990s, and voiced concerns regarding American influence over Canada's economy and foreign policy. After serving in a variety of leadership roles, he retired from parliament in 2015. From 2018 to 2022 he served as the Consul (representative)#Consul general, Consul General of Canada in Detroit, representing Canada in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Early life and legal career Joseph John "Joe" Comartin was born on December 26, 1947, in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Savoie
Denise Savoie ( ; born November 21, 1943) is a Canadian politician, who served as the federal Member of Parliament for Victoria from 2006 until 2012 representing the New Democratic Party. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2006 federal election as a candidate of the New Democratic Party. She resigned from parliament effective August 31, 2012 citing health reasons.Denise Savoie resigns '''', August 23, 2012. Entrance to federal politics The riding of Victoria had been Liberal since 1993, previously represented by high-profile Liberal MP[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslyn Lewis
Leslyn Ann Lewis (born December 2, 1970) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Haldimand—Norfolk since 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, Lewis contested the party leadership in the 2020 and 2022, placing third both times. She was the first visible minority woman to run for the federal Conservative Party leadership. She is known for her socially conservative views and has called for Canada to withdraw from the United Nations. Early life and education Leslyn Ann Lewis was born in Jamaica, and she immigrated to Canada at age five and grew up in East York, Ontario. Lewis graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with high distinction from the University of Toronto as a student of Trinity College. She also holds a Master of Environmental Studies from York University with a concentration in business and environment from the Schulich School of Business, and a Juris Doctor and PhD in international law from Osgoode Hall Law School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Berthold
Luc Berthold (; born 1965 or 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Mégantic—L'Érable in the House of Commons in the 2015 election. On February 6, 2022, Berthold was appointed Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party by interim leader Candice Bergen. Berthold was also named the party's Quebec lieutenant, replacing Alain Rayes Alain Rayes (born December 11, 1971) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2015 Canadian federal election until 2025. He was reelected in the 2019 and 2021 el .... Electoral record References External links * Living people Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Mayors of Thetford Mines Politicians from Sherbrooke Year of birth missing (living people) Deputy opposition leaders 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
