Louis Plamondon

Louis Plamondon
Interim Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
September 27, 2023 – October 3, 2023
MonarchCharles III
Governor GeneralMary Simon
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byAnthony Rota[1]
Succeeded byGreg Fergus
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
in the House of Commons
Interim
In office
August 12, 2014 – October 22, 2015
Preceded byJean-François Fortin
Succeeded byRhéal Fortin
In office
June 2, 2011 – December 16, 2013[2]
Preceded byPierre Paquette
Succeeded byAndré Bellavance
In office
1992 – November 9, 1993
Preceded byJean Lapierre
Succeeded byMichel Gauthier
Dean of the House of Commons
Assumed office
October 14, 2008
Preceded byBill 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 byJean-Louis Leduc
Personal details
Born (1943-07-31) July 31, 1943 (age 81)
Saint-Raymond, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois (1990–2018, 2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
RelativesLuc Plamondon (brother)
ResidenceSorel-Tracy[4]
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman
Websitewww.louisplamondon.com

Louis Plamondon MP (born July 31, 1943) is a Canadian politician who served as the interim speaker of the House of Commons of Canada 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]

  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ "PLAMONDON, Louis, B.A.Ped., B.A.An". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. ^ The riding was briefly known as Richelieu in 2004.
  4. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "5 Bloc Québécois MPs who quit party returning to the fold". CBC News. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

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