The Speaker Pro Tempore is an officer and second-highest ranking member of the
Senate of Canada
The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The Senate is modelled after the B ...
. The Speaker Pro Tempore ("acting Speaker") is a member of the Senate who is first nominated by a selection committee. The nomination is then confirmed through a vote in the Senate. The Speaker Pro Tempore serves whenever the
Speaker of the Senate of Canada
The speaker of the Senate of Canada (french: président du Sénat du Canada) is the presiding officer of the Senate of Canada. The speaker represents the Senate at official functions, rules on questions of parliamentary procedure and parliamentar ...
, who is appointed by the government, is unable to attend a sitting of the Senate.
The current of Speaker Pro Tempore is
Pierrette Ringuette
Pierrette Ringuette (born December 31, 1955), also formerly known as Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais, is a Canadian Senator.
Ringuette, a businesswoman and professor, was the first francophone woman to be elected to the Legislative Assembly of New B ...
, who is serving in the position from May 1, 2020.
See also
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President pro tempore of the United States Senate
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate (often shortened to president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate, after the Vice President of the United States, vice president. According to Articl ...
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President of the Senate (Australia)
The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Australian Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of Australia.
The position is provided for by Section 17 of the Constitution of Australia. The Senate elects one of its members ...
External links
Officers and members of the Senate (official site)List of Speakers Pro Tempore (official site)
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