- Gilbert Parent
Gilbert Parent, PC (born
25 July ,1935 ) was a CanadianMember of Parliament . He is best known in his role ofSpeaker of the Canadian House of Commons between1994 and2001 .Parent was born on
July 25 ,1935 , inMattawa, Ontario . Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he worked as a teacher and was Vice-Principal at Thorold Secondary School.Parent was elected to Parliament six times as a member of the
Liberal Party of Canada . He was first elected in the 1974 election representing the riding ofSt. Catharines (electoral district) . He was re-elected in the 1979, 1980, 1988, 1993 and 1997 elections.His riding's name was subsequently changed to "Welland" then "Welland-St. Catharines-Thorold" and finally "Niagara Centre". Under Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau , Parent served, at different times between 1977 and 1981, asParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, to the Minister of Labour and to the Minister of State (Sports).Parent was defeated in the 1984 election as
Brian Mulroney 's Progressive Conservative Party swept to power, but regained his seat four years later.
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