Officers and Officials of Parliament

Deputy Chairs of Committees of the Whole

Officers and Officials of Parliament Political Officers - House of Commons - Deputy Chairs of Committees of the Whole
1938 to Date

On February 11, 1938, the Standing Orders of the House were amended to provide for the appointment of a Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole. The tenure of this office, however, is for a single session rather than for a Parliament. Whenever the Chair of Committees of the Whole is absent, the Deputy Chair is entitled to exercise all the powers vested in the Chair of Committees of the Whole, including the powers as Deputy Speaker. After the first appointment, the position was left vacant for nine years and then from 1947 until 1953, only being filled when necessary. In 1953 and subsequent years, the practice of appointing a Deputy Chair for a session was firmly established.
(Source: House of Commons Procedure and Practice. Edited by Robert Marleau and Camille Montpetit. 2000 Edition.)

Name	Political Affiliation during Tenure	Term (year)
Devolin, Barry	Conservative	2011 -
Savoie, Denise	New Democratic Party	2008 - 2011
Galipeau, Royal	Conservative	2006 - 2008
Proulx, Marcel	Liberal	2004 - 2006
Bélair, Réginald	Liberal	2001 - 2004
McClelland, Ian G. For the first time, a member of the Official Opposition was appointed to the position. (Canada. Parliament. House of Commons House of Commons procedure and practice Ottawa : House of Commons, c2000)	Reform	1997 - 2000
Milliken, Peter Andrew Stewart	Liberal	1996 - 1997
Kilger, Robert (Bob) Mr. Kilger’s appointment was agreed by the House on a recorded division (Journals, February 27, 1996, p. 3). This marked the first occasion that the motion for this position was adopted on a recorded division. (Canada. Parliament. House of Commons House of Commons procedure and practice Ottawa : House of Commons, c2000)	Liberal	1996 - 1996
Maheu, Shirley	Liberal	1994 - 1996
Paproski, Steve Eugene	Progressive Conservative	1984 - 1993
Herbert, Harold Thomas	Liberal	1984 - 1984
Blaker, Roderick	Liberal	1982 - 1984
Éthier, Denis	Liberal	1980 - 1982
McCain, Fred Alward	Progressive Conservative	1979 - 1979
Turner, Charles Robert	Liberal	1975 - 1979
Penner, B. Keith	Liberal	1974 - 1975
Laniel, Gérald	Liberal	1970 - 1974
Béchard, Albert	Liberal	1968 - 1970
Rinfret, Maurice	Liberal	1966 - 1967
Batten, Herman Maxwell	Liberal	1963 - 1965
Paul, Rémi	Progressive Conservative	1962 - 1963
Chown, Gordon Campbell	Progressive Conservative	1961 - 1962
Rea, Charles Edward	Progressive Conservative	1958 - 1961
Casselman, Arza Clair	Progressive Conservative	1957 - 1958
Applewhaite, Edward Turney	Liberal	1953 - 1957
Robinson, William Alfred	Liberal	1952 - 1953
Beaudoin, Louis-René	Liberal	1949 - 1952
Golding, William Henry	Liberal	1947 - 1949
Johnston, John Frederick	Liberal	1938 - 1938

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