Louis Plamondon | |
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| Interim Speaker of the House of Commons | |
| In office September 27, 2023 – October 3, 2023 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Governor General | Mary Simon |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Anthony Rota[1] |
| Succeeded by | Greg Fergus |
| Leader of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons | |
Interim | |
| In office August 12, 2014 – October 22, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-François Fortin |
| Succeeded by | Rhéal Fortin |
| In office June 2, 2011 – December 16, 2013[2] | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Paquette |
| Succeeded by | André Bellavance |
| In office 1992 – November 9, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Lapierre |
| Succeeded by | Michel Gauthier |
| Dean of the House of Commons | |
| Assumed office October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Blaikie |
| Chair of the Bloc Québécois Parliamentary Caucus | |
| In office August 26, 2004 – February 28, 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel Bas-Richelieu-Nicolet-Bécancour (2000–2015)[3] Richelieu (1984–2000) | |
| Assumed office September 4, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Louis Leduc |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1943 Saint-Raymond, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois (1990–2018, 2018–present) |
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| Relatives | Luc Plamondon (brother) |
| Residence | Sorel-Tracy[4] |
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| Website | www |
Louis Plamondon MP (born July 31, 1943) is a Canadian politician who served as the interim speaker of the House of Commons from September 27 to October 3, 2023. A member of the Bloc Québécois, he has represented Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel (formerly known as Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour and Richelieu) since 1984. As the longest-serving current member of the House of Commons, Plamondon is Dean of the House, and holds the record as Canada's longest-serving dean.
Plamondon has won his seat in twelve consecutive federal elections, winning twice as a Progressive Conservative before becoming a founding member of the Bloc Québécois in 1990, after which he has been re-elected ten more times. He, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet.[5] He rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018.[6]
- ^ "JOURNALS". ourcommons.ca. House of Commons of Canada. September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, the member for Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel, the Dean of the House, be deemed elected Interim Speaker of the House
- ^ "PLAMONDON, Louis, B.A.Ped., B.A.An". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ The riding was briefly known as Richelieu in 2004.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Allard, Clement (February 28, 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "5 Bloc Québécois MPs who quit party returning to the fold". CBC News. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.