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Senator For Life
A senator for life is a member of the senate or equivalent upper chamber of a legislature who has life tenure. , five Italian senators out of 205, two out of the 41 Burundian senators, one Congolese senator out of 109, and all members of the British House of Lords (apart from the 26 Lords Spiritual who are expected to retire at the age of 70) have lifetime tenure (although Lords can choose to resign or retire or can be expelled in cases of misconduct). Several South American countries once granted lifetime membership to former presidents but have since abolished the practice. Democratic Republic of the Congo The 2006 constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo grants lifetime membership in the Senate to former presidents of the Republic. As of 2019, Joseph Kabila is the only senator for life after serving as president from 2001 to 2019. The 1964 Congolese constitution also provided for life membership in the Senate for former presidents. Italy In Italy, a sena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur-Lucien Beaubien
Arthur-Lucien Beaubien (February 11, 1879 – March 21, 1971) was a Canadian politician and farmer. Born in Victoriaville, Arthabaska, Quebec, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1921 election as a member of the Progressive Party of Canada, Progressive Party to represent the Electoral district (Canada), riding or electoral district of Provencher. He was re-elected in 1925, and in 1926 (by acclamation) and 1930 as a Liberal Progressive. He was then re-elected in 1935 as he switched to the Liberal Party. In 1940, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada upon the advice of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Mackenzie King to the Canadian Senate divisions, senate division of Provencher, Manitoba. He was made Government Whip in the Senate in 1951 until 1957. He became the Senate Opposition Whip in 1958 until 1962 then served another term as Senate Government Whip from 1964 to 1969. Beaubien also served on various standing committee (Canada), standing committees. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |