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Short Biography of the Commissioner
Robert Marleau served Parliament and
the members of the House of Commons for 31 years, 13 of which were spent as
Clerk of the House of Commons. Mr. Marleau left a rich legacy of
achievement, including the guide book, House of Commons Procedure and
Practice, which he co-authored with then Deputy Clerk Camille Montpetit.
During his parliamentary career, Mr. Marleau held several senior positions
as an advisor to seven Speakers and to Members and Senators for nine
Parliaments. A franco-Ontarian, Mr. Marleau is a graduate of the University
of Ottawa, where he earned a B.A. in French Literature.
He joined the House of Commons in
1970 as a Committee Clerk and went on to hold such positions as Clerk
Assistant of the House of Commons and Deputy Secretary General of
Parliamentary Relations. In July 1987, he was appointed Clerk of the House
of Commons, and served in that capacity until July 2000. From July 2000
until his retirement at the end of January 2001, he served as Senior Advisor
to the Speaker of the House of Commons.
On his retirement, the House of
Commons made Mr. Marleau an Honorary Officer of the House by unanimous
resolution. Following his retirement from the House of Commons, Mr. Marleau
was Principal of RDM Consulting, a parliamentary consulting practice with
work in Canada, Africa and the Caribbean. From July 2, 2003 until November
30, 2003, he was appointed to serve as Interim Privacy Commissioner. Mr.
Marleau is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University
of Ottawa, his alma mater. He is a member of the Commonwealth Society of
Clerks at the Table and the Association of Canadian Clerks at the Table.
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