List of Law Clerks and Parliamentary Counsel of the Canadian House of Commons
This is a list of Law Clerks and Parliamentary Counsel of the House of Commons of Canada.
- Gustavus W. Wicksteed – 1867–1887
- William Wilson – 1887–1890
- Frederick Augustus McCord – 1890–1908
- A.H. O'Brien – 1909–1914
- Francis A. Gisborne – 1914–1922
- Joseph K. Foran – 1923–1924
- Arthur Gordon Troop – 1924–1925
- Paul Maurice Ollivier[1] – 1925–1952
- Arthur Gordon Troop – 1926–1936
- Arthur Angus Fraser – 1938–1952
- Paul Maurice Ollivier – 1952–1970
- Joseph Maingot – 1971–1982
- Marcel R. Pelletier – 1983–1991
- Robert R. Walsh – 1999–2012
- Richard Denis (acting) – 2012–2013
- Richard Fujarczuk – 2013–2014
- Richard Denis (acting) – 2014–2015
- Philippe Dufresne – 2015–2023
- Michel Bédard (acting) – 2023–present
Notes[edit]
- ^ Although Paul Maurice Ollivier’s appointment date is 1925, he was acting as Joint Law Clerk during the 1924 session to assist Arthur Gordon Troop (letter from the Clerk, Mr. Northrup, to the Civil Service Commission, 25 November 1924). Paul Maurice Ollivier was Joint Law Clerk with Arthur Gordon Troop, then with Arthur Angus Fraser, and as Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel up to the end of 1970, making him the longest-serving Law Clerk in the history of the House of Commons.
References[edit]
- "House of Commons - Procedural Officers and Senior Officials". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- "Officers and Officials of Parliament". House of Commons of Canada. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2023.[dead link]