Andrew Scheer
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Andrew Scheer MP |
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| 35th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons | |
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In office June 2, 2011 – December 3, 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | David Johnston |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Peter Milliken |
| Succeeded by | Geoff Regan |
| Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons | |
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In office November 18, 2015 – September 13, 2016 |
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| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Peter Julian |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Regina—Qu'Appelle |
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Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Lorne Nystrom |
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May 20, 1979 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Scheer |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Profession | MP's personal assistant, Insurance broker |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Andrew Scheer (born May 20, 1979) is a Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 2011 to 2015. At age 32, he was the youngest person to serve in this capacity in Canadian parliamentary history. On September 28, 2016, Scheer announced his bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party.
Scheer was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Mary (Enright) and James Scheer. He has two sisters. Scheer graduated from Immaculata High School, and then studied history and politics at the University of Ottawa. While attending university, Scheer worked in the correspondence department of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition (OLO). He moved to Regina after meeting his future wife Jill Ryan at university and finished his BA at the University of Regina. Instead of returning to Ottawa, Scheer worked at Shenher Insurance before joining the constituency office of a Canadian Alliance MP, Larry Spencer in Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre.
Scheer was elected as a Conservative candidate in the federal election of 2004 in the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle, beating New Democratic Party MP Lorne Nystrom by 861 votes. At the time Nystrom had been the longest-serving member of the House of Commons. Scheer was re-elected in the federal election of 2006, once again defeating Nystrom, this time by a margin of 2,740 votes.
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