Officers and Officials of Parliament

Officers and Officials of Parliament Political Officers - Senate - Speakers Pro Tempore
1982 to Date

On June 9, 1982, the Senate enacted the following rule: “At the commencement of each session, a Committee of Selection consisting of nine Senators shall be appointed whose duties shall be to nominate a Senator to preside as Speaker pro tempore”, that is, as temporary Speaker. Prior to the enactment of this rule, a Speaker pro tempore was chosen each time the Speaker was absent.

Name	Term (year)
Losier-Cool, Rose-Marie	2006 -
Maheu, Shirley	2004 - 2006
Pépin, Lucie	2002 - 2004
Losier-Cool, Rose-Marie	1999 - 2002
Ottenheimer, Gerald Ryan	1992 - 1998
Bélisle, Rhéal	1991 - 1992
Molgat, Gildas L.	1988 - 1991
Asselin, Martial	1984 - 1988
Molgat, Gildas L.	1983 - 1984
Lapointe, Louise Marguerite Renaude First woman to hold this position.	1982 - 1983