Claude Carignan
| The Honourable Claude Carignan PC | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |
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Assumed office November 4, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jim Cowan |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | |
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In office August 20, 2013 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Marjory LeBreton |
| Succeeded by | Peter Harder |
| Senator from Mille Isles, Quebec | |
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Assumed office August 27, 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Preceded by | Michel Biron |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 4, 1964 Champlain, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Brigitte Binette |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Mille Isles, Quebec |
| Alma mater | University of Sherbrooke, University of Montreal |
| Profession | lawyer |
Claude Carignan, PC, (born December 4, 1964) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Canada.
Carignan was the mayor of Saint-Eustache, Quebec from 2000 to 2009. He ran for the Conservatives in the 2008 federal election in Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, but lost. On August 27, 2009, he was named to the Senate of Canada as a Conservative.[1] On May 24, 2011, Carignan was appointed Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. He was appointed Leader of the Government in the Senate on August 20, 2013 but, unlike most of his predecessors, was not appointed to Cabinet.[2]
Carignan was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1988 and specializes in labour and public law. He was a law professor[3] at the Université du Québec à Montréal and at the Université de Montréal.[4]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2008: Rivière-des-Mille-Îles | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Luc Desnoyers | 23,216 | 45.69 | . | $51,436 | |||
| Conservative | Claude Carignan | 9,911 | 19.50 | . | $81,552 | |||
| Liberal | Denis Joannette | 8,823 | 17.36 | . | $15,359 | |||
| New Democratic | Normand Beaudet | 6,741 | 13.26 | . | $1,453 | |||
| Green | Marie Martine Bédard | 2,134 | 4.20 | . | $3,054 | |||
| Total valid votes | 50,825 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 905 | |||||||
| Turnout | 51,730 | 67.18 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 77,006 | |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
Senate record
Senator Carignan was created Government Leader in the Senate on 30 August 2013 by virtue of his caucus leadership, upon the resignation of his predecessor as Leader, Senator Marjory LeBreton.[5] He is not a member of the Privy Council and thus not invited to Cabinet meetings.
References
- ↑ "Harper makes nine new Senate appointments". Toronto Star. August 27, 2009.
- ↑ The position was dropped from the Canadian Ministry in 2013 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. "Harper names Claude Carignan Senate leader to replace LeBreton". CBC News - Politics. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Harper dubbed 'patronage king'". thestar.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "Senators - Detailed Information". parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "Harper names Claude Carignan Senate leader to replace LeBreton". CBC News - Politics. August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
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