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Appendix 5Assistant Deputy Chairs of Committees of the
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Assistant Deputy Chair (Party) |
Date of Appointment |
Parliament (Years) |
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1. |
Paul Tardif (Liberal) |
June 22, 1967 |
2nd Session, 27th Parliament (1967-68) |
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2. |
Prosper Boulanger (Liberal) |
September 30, 1971 February 17, 1972 January 4, 1973 February 27, 1974 |
3rd Session, 28th Parliament (1971-72) 4th Session, 28th Parliament (1972) 1st Session, 29th Parliament (1973-74) 2nd Session, 29th Parliament (1974) |
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Albanie Morin[1] (Liberal) |
September 30, 1974 |
1st Session, 30th Parliament (1974-76) |
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Denis Ethier[2] (Liberal) |
October 12, 1976 October 18, 1977 October 11, 1978 |
2nd Session, 30th Parliament (1976-77) 3rd Session, 30th Parliament (1977-78) 4th Session, 30th Parliament (1978-79) |
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5. |
William C. Scott (Progressive Conservative) |
October 9, 1979 |
31st Parliament (1979) |
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Rod Blaker[3] (Liberal) |
April 14, 1980 |
1st Session, 32nd Parliament (1980-82) |
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7. |
Eymard Corbin[4] (Liberal) |
July 27, 1982 December 7, 1983 |
1st Session, 32nd Parliament (1982-83) 2nd Session, 32nd Parliament (1983-84) |
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8. |
Jacques Guilbault (Liberal) |
January 16, 1984 |
2nd Session, 32nd Parliament (1984) |
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Jean Charest[5] (Progressive Conservative) |
November 5, 1984 |
1st Session, 33rd Parliament (1984-86) |
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Andrée Champagne[6] (Progressive Conservative) |
October 1, 1986 December 12, 1988 April 3, 1989 |
2nd Session, 33rd Parliament (1986-88) 1st Session, 34th Parliament (1988-89) 2nd Session, 34th Parliament (1989-90) |
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Denis Pronovost[7] (Progressive Conservative) |
May 15, 1990 |
2nd Session, 34th Parliament (1990) |
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Charles DeBlois[8] (Progressive Conservative) |
October 2, 1990 May 13, 1991 |
2nd Session, 34th Parliament (1990-91) 3rd Session, 34th Parliament (1991-93) |
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13. |
Robert Kilger (Liberal) |
January 18, 1994 |
1st Session, 35th Parliament (1994-96) |
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14. |
Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais[9] (Liberal) |
February 28, 1996 |
2nd Session, 35th Parliament (1996-97) |
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15. |
Yolande Thibeault (Liberal) |
September 23, 1997 October 12, 1999 |
1st Session, 36th Parliament (1997-99) 2nd Session, 36th Parliament (1999-2000) |
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16. |
Eleni Bakopanos (Liberal) |
January 30, 2001 September 30, 2002 |
1st Session, 37th Parliament (2001-02) 2nd Session, 37th Parliament (2002-03) |
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17. |
Betty Hinton (Conservative) |
February 2, 2004 |
3rd Session, 37th Parliament (2004) |
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18. |
Jean Augustine[10] (Liberal) |
October 7, 2004 |
38th Parliament (2004-05) |
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Andrew Scheer (Conservative) |
April 5, 2006 October 18, 2007 |
1st Session, 39th Parliament (2006-07) 2nd Session, 39th Parliament (2007-08) |
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Barry Devolin (Conservative) |
November 21, 2008 |
1st Session, 40th Parliament (2008) |
* Effective March 2003, the term “Chair” replaced the term “Chairman” in the Standing Orders of the House of Commons.
[1] Albanie Morin died on September 30, 1976. She was the first woman in Canadian history to officially occupy the Chair of the House of Commons.
[2] Denis Ethier was selected as Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole on April 14, 1980.
[3] Rod Blaker was selected as Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole on July 27, 1982.
[4] Eymard Corbin was appointed Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole on January 16, 1984.
[5] Jean Charest was appointed Minister of State (Youth) on June 30, 1986.
[6] Andrée Champagne was appointed Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole on May 15, 1990.
[7] Denis Pronovost resigned from the position of Assistant Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole on May 31, 1990.
[8] The motion to appoint Charles DeBlois was agreed to on a recorded division. This marked the first occasion of a recorded division on the appointment of an Assistant Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole.
[9] The motion to appoint Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais was agreed to on a recorded division.
[10] Changes to the process for electing the Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole were implemented at the start of the Thirty-Eighth Parliament. The Speaker of the House, after consultation with the leaders of each of the officially recognized parties, announces the name of the Member he or she considers to be qualified for the position. The House then votes on the Speaker’s designation without debate or amendment.
