Paul J. DeVillers, (born March 11, 1946) is a former

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politician. He served as Member of Parliament for the

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riding of Simcoe North from 1993 to 2005. He was first elected to parliament for the

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in the

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and re-elected in

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, and

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before retiring from office prior to the 2006 election. He has served as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations, and the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment. He chaired the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, the Justice Subcommittee that reviewed the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA), the Justice Subcommittee on Organized Crime. In February 1996 he was named parliamentary secretary to

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, then Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs. In 1999 he was elected National

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chair. In January 2002 he was appointed Secretary of State (Amateur Sport) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. Before entering politics, he studied at the

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and practised municipal law.

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How'd They Vote?: Paul DeVillers' voting history and quotes
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Devillers, Paul 1946 births Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Franco-Ontarian people Lawyers in Ontario Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Politicians from Simcoe County Living people 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada