Geoff Regan
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The Honourable Geoff Regan PC MP |
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| 36th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons | |
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Assumed office December 3, 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | David Johnston |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Andrew Scheer |
| Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | |
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In office December 12, 2003 – February 5, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Robert Thibault |
| Succeeded by | Loyola Hearn |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Halifax West |
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Assumed office November 27, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Earle |
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In office October 25, 1993 – June 2, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Crosby |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Earle |
| Personal details | |
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Geoffrey Paul Regan November 22, 1959 Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Regan (m. 1993) |
| Children | Caitlin, Nicole, and Harrison |
| Residence | Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic [1] |
| Website | www |
Geoffrey Paul "Geoff" Regan PC MP (born November 22, 1959) is a Canadian politician, member of parliament for Halifax West and the current Speaker of the House of Commons. Under Paul Martin, he was Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 2003 to 2006.
Regan was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Regan is the son of Gerald Regan, a former Premier of Nova Scotia and Cabinet Minister under Pierre Trudeau, and Carole Harrison, the daughter of John Harrison, a Member of Parliament from Saskatchewan. Two of his sisters are also well-known: Nancy Regan was a well-known local television personality with ATV, Laura Regan is an actress.
Regan graduated from Sackville High School in 1977 and then earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from St. Francis Xavier University in 1980. Following university, Regan went on to earn a law degree from Dalhousie University, graduating in 1983. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society in 1984 and practiced real estate and commercial law before entering public life.
Regan was a member of Toastmasters for almost ten years, in the late 1980s to early 1990s.
Regan was first elected to the House of Commons as part of the Liberal landslide victory in the 1993 federal election under Jean Chrétien. He was defeated in the 1997 election by NDP candidate Gordon Earle, mainly because of the federal government's changes to employment insurance.
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