Clerk of the Senate

Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments
Incumbent
Charles Robert

since 2015
Reports to Speaker of the Senate
Appointer Governor General in Council
Term length At Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation 1867
First holder John Fennings Taylor Sr
Salary $194,500228,800 (2013)

The Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments is the chief clerk and senior administrative officer of the Senate of Canada.

List of Clerks

  • 1867–1871 John Fennings Taylor Sr.
  • 1871–1883 Robert Le Moine
  • 1883–1900 Edouard-Joseph Langevin
  • 1900–1917 Samuel-Edmour St-Onge Chapleau
  • 1917–1938 Austen Ernest Blount
  • 1938–1955 L. Clare Moyer
  • 1955–1968 John Forbes MacNeill
  • 1968–1981 Robert Fortier
  • 1981–1989 Charles A. Lussier
  • 1989–1994 Gordon Barnhart
  • 1994–2009 Paul Bélisle
  • 2009–2015 Gary W. O'Brien
  • 2015–2017 Charles Robert (Interim)
  • 2017–2018 Nicole Proulx (Interim; first female clerk)
  • January 31, 2018— Richard Denis (Interim)

See also


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.