Officers and Officials of Parliament

Officers and Officials of Parliament Procedural Officers and Senior Officials - House of Commons

The House of Commons has senior procedural officers and other officials, who are responsible for the administration of the House. While appointed by the Governor in Council, they exist to serve the House of Commons, and are part of the legislative branch.

The officials of the House of Commons are:

the Clerk of the House,
the Deputy Clerk,
the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel,
the Clerk Assistant, and
the Sergeant-at-Arms.

^ Clerks

The Clerk of the House of Commons is the chief procedural advisor to the Speaker and MPs. The Clerk also has extensive duties related to the overall management of the House of Commons.

Name	Term (year)
O'Brien, Audrey Elizabeth First female Clerk of the House of Commons.	2005 -
O'Brien, Audrey Elizabeth (Acting) First female acting Clerk of the House of Commons.	2005 - 2005
Corbett, William C.	2000 - 2005
Marleau, Robert	1987 - 2000
Koester, C. Beverly	1979 - 1987
Fraser, Alistair	1967 - 1979
Raymond, Léon-Joseph	1949 - 1967
Beauchesne, Arthur	1925 - 1949
Northrup, William Barton	1918 - 1924
Flint, Thomas Barnard	1902 - 1917
Bourinot, Sir John George	1880 - 1902
Patrick, Alfred	1873 - 1880
Lindsay, William Burns	1867 - 1872

^ Deputy Clerks

Name	Term (year)
Bosc, Marc	2005 -
Bosc, Marc (Acting)	2005 - 2005
O'Brien, Audrey Elizabeth	2000 - 2005
Corbett, William C.	1999 - 1999
Montpetit, Camille	1998 - 1999
Griffith, Mary Ann	1987 - 1997

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the preceding information. Precise appointment dates prior to those listed cannot be determined. Should you find any errors of omissions, please contact us at the following e-mail address: parlinfo@parl.gc.ca.

^ Law Clerks and Parliamentary Counsel

Name	Term (year)
Walsh, Robert R.	1999 -
Pelletier, Marcel R.	1983 - 1991
Maingot, Joseph	1971 - 1982
Ollivier, Maurice	1952 - 1970
Fraser, A.A.	1938 - 1952
Troop, A.G.	1926 - 1936
Ollivier, Maurice	1925 - 1952
Troop, A.G.	1924 - 1925
Foran, Joseph K.	1923 - 1924
Gisborne, Francis A.	1914 - 1922
O'Brien, A.H.	1909 - 1914
McCord, Frederick Augustus	1890 - 1908
Wilson, William	1887 - 1890
Wicksteed, Gustavus W.	1867 - 1887

^ Clerks Assistant

Because of the scarcity of source material it is extremely difficult to identify the persons who held the position of Clerk Assistant - except in recent years - and next to impossible to give exact dates of tenure of office. Total accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Name	Term (year)
Janse, Eric	2005 -
Gagnon, André	2005 -
Gagnon, André (Acting)	2005 - 2005
Lajoie, Marie-André	2003 -
Bosc, Marc	2000 - 2005
O'Brien, Audrey Elizabeth	1997 - 2000
Corbett, William C.	1997 - 1999
Montpetit, Camille	1995 - 1997
Griffith, Mary Ann	1984 - 1987
Laundy, Phillip Alan Charles	1983 - 1996
Marleau, Robert	1983 - 1987
Koester, C. Beverly	1975 - 1979
Pelletier, Marcel R.	1969 - 1982
Dubroy, J. Gordon	1968 - 1974
Fraser, Alistair	1966 - 1967
Montgomery, Thomas R.	1952 - 1964
Hopkins, Edward Russell	1949 - 1952
Dun, J. T. (Acting)	1949 - 1949
Graham, Roy Theodore	1945 - 1949
Boyce, Charles Walter	1942 - 1945
Fraser, Thomas Munro	1925 - 1942
Beauchesne, Arthur	1916 - 1924
Laplante, Jean-Baptiste René	1897 - 1916
Rouleau, François Fortunat	1882 - 1897
Leprohon, Jean Phillippe	1880 - 1882
Bourinot, Sir John George	1879 - 1880
Piché, Eugène Urgele	1873 - 1879
Patrick, Alfred	1867 - 1873

^ Sergeants-at-Arms

A senior official of the House appointed by Governor in Council, the Sergeant-at Arms assists the Clerk as head of parliamentary precinct services, performing certain ceremonial functions and being responsible for security and building services.

Name	Term (year)
Vickers, Kevin M.	2006 -
O'Brien, Audrey Elizabeth (Acting) First female acting Sergeant-at- Arms of the House of Commons.	2005 - 2006
Cloutier, Maurice Gaston Longest serving Sergeant-at-Arms in the history of the Canadian Parliament.	1978 - 2005
Currie, David Vivian	1960 - 1978
Franklin, William John	1945 - 1960
Gregg, Milton Fowler	1934 - 1944
Coghill, Henry Judson	1930 - 1934
Bowie, Henry William	1918 - 1930
Smith, Henry Robert	1892 - 1917
MacDonell, Donald William	1867 - 1892