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Officers and Officials of Parliament Political Officers - House of Commons - Whips
Because of the scarcity of source material it is extremely difficult to identify the persons who held the position of Whip - except in recent years - and next to impossible to give exact dates of tenure of office. Total accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

^ Chief Government Whips
NameTerm (year)
Hill, Jay D. 2006 -
Redman, Karen 2004 - 2006
Bélanger, Mauril 2003 - 2004
Catterall, Marlene First woman to hold the post of Chief Government Whip in the House of Commons. 2001 - 2003
Kilger, Robert (Bob) 1996 - 2001
Boudria, Don Appointed Minister for International Cooperation, and Minister responsible for Francophonie Oct. 4, 1996. 1994 - 1996
Gagliano, Alfonso 1993 - 1994
Edwards, James (Jim) Stewart 1993 - 1993
Hawkes, Frederick James (Jim) 1988 - 1993
Fennell, Thomas Scott 1985 - 1988
Cook, Charles Henry (Chuck) 1984 - 1985
Turner, Charles Robert 1980 - 1984
Kempling, William James 1979 - 1980
MacFarlane, Angus (Gus) 1977 - 1979
Guay, Joseph-Phillippe Minister without portfolio Nov. 3, 1976 to Apr. 20, 1977. 1975 - 1977
Lefebvre, Thomas 1972 - 1975
Deachman, Grant 1971 - 1972
Francis, Cyril Lloyd 1970 - 1971
Pilon, J.-E. Bernard 1966 - 1970
Walker, James Edgar 1963 - 1965
Caron, Alexis Pierre 1963 - 1963
Ricard, J.-H.-Théogène Appointed Minister without portfolio March 18, 1963. 1962 - 1963
Cardiff, Lewis Elston 1957 - 1959
Weir, William Gilbert 1945 - 1957
Taylor, William Horace 1940 - 1945
Gray, Ross Wilfred 1937 - 1940
Simpson, Thomas Edward 1930 - 1935
Casgrain, Pierre-François 1927 - 1930
Boys, William Alves 1926 - 1926
Casgrain, Pierre-François 1924 - 1926
Kyte, George William 1922 - 1925
Middlebro, William Sora 1917 - 1921
Stanfield, John 1911 - 1917
Pardee, Frederick Forsyth 1909 - 1911
Calvert, William Samuel 1901 - 1909
Sutherland, James Appointed Minister without portfolio Sept. 30, 1899. 1896 - 1900
Taylor, George 1891 - 1896
Grandbois, Paul Étienne 1885 - 1891
Williams, Arthur Trefusis Heneage 1882 - 1885
Stephenson, Rufus 1878 - 1882
Casey, George Elliott One of several whips listed in Parliamentary Guide 1877. 1874 - 1878
^ Chief Opposition Whips
NameTerm (year)
Redman, Karen 2006 -
Nicholson, Robert Douglas 2005 - 2006
Hill, Jay D. 2004 - 2005
Johnston, F. Dale 2004 - 2004
Johnston, F. Dale (Acting) 2004 - 2004
Johnston, F. Dale 2002 - 2003
Breitkreuz, Garry W. 2001 - 2002
Harris, Richard M. (Dick) 2001 - 2002
Reynolds, John Douglas 2000 - 2001
Hill, Jay D. 2000 - 2000
Strahl, Charles (Chuck) 1997 - 2000
Dalphond-Guiral, Madeleine 1996 - 1997
Duceppe, Gilles 1993 - 1996
Gagliano, Alfonso 1991 - 1993
Dingwall, David Charles 1990 - 1991
Gauthier, Jean-Robert 1984 - 1990
Cook, Charles Henry (Chuck) 1983 - 1983
Kempling, William James 1980 - 1983
Lefebvre, Thomas 1979 - 1979
Paproski, Steve Eugene 1976 - 1978
McKinley, Robert Elgin 1973 - 1975
Bell, Thomas Miller 1968 - 1973
Rapp, Reynold 1967 - 1968
Winkler, Eric Alfred 1963 - 1967
Habel, Joseph-Alphonse-Anaclet 1958 - 1963
Gauthier, Pierre 1957 - 1958
Tustin, George James 1955 - 1957
Casselman, Arza Clair 1935 - 1955
Charters, Samuel 1927 - 1930
Robb, James Alexander 1919 - 1919
Pardee, Frederick Forsyth 1912 - 1912
Taylor, George 1901 - 1907
^ Party Whips (current)
NameFunctionTerm (year)
Hill, Jay D. Whip of the Conservative Party 2006 -
Redman, Karen Whip of the Liberal Party 2004 -
Guimond, Michel Whip of the Bloc Québécois 2003 -
Godin, Yvon Whip of the N.D.P. 2000 -
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