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Former Clerks


The Clerk is responsible for maintaining records of the proceedings of the House and for keeping custody of these records and other documents in the possession of the House. All decisions of the House are authenticated by signature of the Clerk.

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Dates of OfficeClerkNotes
1867-11-02 - 1872-09-02William Burns Lindsay
1873-01-21 - 1880-11-30Alfred Patrick
1880-12-01 - 1902-10-13John George Bourinot
1902-11-11 - 1917Thomas Barnard Flint
1918-03-18 - 1924-12William Barton Northrup
1925-01-07 - 1949-09-15Arthur Beauchesne
1949-08-16 - 1967-07-07Léon-Joseph Raymond
1967-08-06 - 1979-08-31Alistair Fraser
1979-09-01 - 1987Charles Beverley Koester
1987-07-02 - 2000-07-02Robert Marleau
2000-07-03 - 2005-10-10William C. Corbett
2005-04-?? - 2016-02-26Audrey O'BrienActing from May to October 11, 2005
First female Clerk of the House
2014-09-04 - 2017-07-10Marc BoscActing
2017-07-10 - 2023-01-13Charles Robert
2023-02-09 - Eric JanseActing from February 2023

SOURCE: House of Commons of Canada.

See also
House of Commons
Clerk

External Links
Parliament of Canada Official Website


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