Speaker pro tempore of the Senate of Canada
| Speaker pro tempore of the Senate of Canada | |
|---|---|
| Président(e) intérimaire du Sénat du Canada | |
since June 5, 2025 | |
| Senate of Canada | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | The governor general |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Salary | $207,000 (2024)[1] |
| Website | sencanada |
The Speaker pro tempore (French: Président(e) intérimaire)[2] is an officer and second-highest ranking member of the Senate of Canada. The Speaker Pro Tempore ("acting Speaker") is a member of the Senate who is first nominated by a selection committee. The nomination is then confirmed through a vote in the Senate. The Speaker Pro Tempore serves whenever the Speaker of the Senate of Canada, who is appointed by the government, is unable to attend a sitting of the Senate.
List of speakers pro tempore of the Senate
The following is the list of speakers pro tempore of the Senate of Canada.[3]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| 1 | Renaude Lapointe Senator for Mille Isles, Quebec (1912–2002) | June 9, 1982 | November 30, 1983 | Liberal | ||
| 2 |  | Gildas Molgat Senator for Saint Rose, Manitoba (1927–2001) | December 19, 1983 | July 9, 1984 | Liberal | |
| 3 | Martial Asselin Senator for Stadacona, Quebec (1924–2013) | November 13, 1984 | October 1, 1988 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| (2) | | Gildas Molgat Senator for Saint Rose, Manitoba (1927–2001) | December 29, 1988 | May 12, 1991 | Liberal | |
| 4 | Rhéal Bélisle Senator for Sudbury, Ontario (1919–1992) | May 28, 1991 | November 3, 1992 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 5 | Gerry Ottenheimer Senator for Waterford-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador (1934–1998) | December 7, 1992 | January 18, 1998 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 6 | Rose-Marie Losier-Cool Senator for Tracadie, New Brunswick (born 1937) | November 17, 1999 | October 2, 2002 | Liberal | ||
| 7 | Lucie Pépin Senator for Shawinegan, Quebec (born 1936) | October 8, 2002 | October 5, 2004 | Liberal | ||
| 8 | Shirley Maheu Senator for Rougemont, Quebec (1931–2006) | October 6, 2004 | February 1, 2006 | Liberal | ||
| (6) | Rose-Marie Losier-Cool Senator for Tracadie, New Brunswick (born 1937) | April 6, 2006 | March 3, 2010 | Liberal | ||
| 9 | Donald Oliver Senator for South Shore, Nova Scotia (born 1938) | March 4, 2010 | November 16, 2013 | Conservative | ||
| 10 |  | Pierre Claude Nolin Senator for De Salaberry, Quebec (1950–2015) | November 20, 2013 | November 26, 2014 | Conservative | |
| 11 | Leo Housakos Senator for Wellington, Quebec (born 1968) | December 2, 2014 | May 3, 2015 | Conservative | ||
| 12 | Nicole Eaton Senator for Ontario (born 1945) | December 9, 2015 | September 11, 2019 | Conservative | ||
| 13 | Pierrette Ringuette Senator for New Brunswick (born 1955) | May 1, 2020 | June 5, 2025 | Independent Senators Group | ||
| 14 | René Cormier Senator for New Brunswick (born 1956) | June 5, 2025 | Incumbent | Independent Senators Group | ||
See also
- President pro tempore of the United States Senate
- President of the Senate (Australia)
- Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)
References
- ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Library of Parliament.
- ^ "Note de procédure du Sénat no 9". Sénat du Canada. Le président du Sénat. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore". Parlinfo.
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