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Andrew Scheer
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Scheer in 2017
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| Opposition House Leader | |
| Assumed office September 13, 2022 |
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| Leader | Pierre Poilievre |
| Preceded by | John Brassard |
| In office November 18, 2015 – September 13, 2016 |
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| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Peter Julian |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen |
| Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities | |
| In office September 8, 2020 – October 12, 2022 |
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| Leader | Erin O'Toole Candice Bergen Pierre Poilievre |
| Shadowing | Catherine McKenna Dominic LeBlanc |
| Preceded by | Luc Berthold |
| Succeeded by | Leslyn Lewis |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office May 27, 2017 – August 24, 2020 |
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| Monarch | |
| Deputy | Denis Lebel Lisa Raitt Leona Alleslev |
| Preceded by | Rona Ambrose |
| Succeeded by | Erin O'Toole |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office May 27, 2017 – August 24, 2020 |
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| Deputy | Denis Lebel Lisa Raitt Leona Alleslev |
| Preceded by | Rona Ambrose (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Erin O'Toole |
| 35th Speaker of the House of Commons | |
| In office June 2, 2011 – December 3, 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | David Johnston |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Deputy | Denise Savoie Joe Comartin |
| Preceded by | Peter Milliken |
| Succeeded by | Geoff Regan |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chair of Committees of the Whole |
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| In office November 21, 2008 – June 1, 2011 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Michaëlle Jean David Johnston |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Bill Blaikie |
| Succeeded by | Denise Savoie |
| Assistant Deputy Chair of the Committees of the Whole | |
| In office April 5, 2006 – November 20, 2008 |
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| Speaker | Peter Milliken |
| Preceded by | Jean Augustine |
| Succeeded by | Barry Devolin |
| Member of Parliament for Regina—Qu'Appelle |
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| Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Lorne Nystrom |
| Personal details | |
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Andrew James Scheer
May 20, 1979 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Political party | Conservative (2003–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Reform (1998–2000) Alliance (2000–2003) |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Spouse |
Jill Ryan
(m. 2003) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Jon Ryan (brother-in-law) |
| Residences | Regina, Saskatchewan Stornoway (2017–2020) |
| Education | University of Ottawa (BA) |
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Andrew James Scheer PC MP (born May 20, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Regina—Qu'Appelle since 2004. Scheer served as the 35th speaker of the House of Commons from 2011 to 2015, and was the leader of the Conservative Party and leader of the Official Opposition from 2017 to 2020.
Scheer earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in criminology, political science, and history. Elected to represent the Saskatchewan riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle at the age of 25, Scheer was re-elected in 2006, 2008, and 2011 before becoming House speaker at age 32, making him the youngest speaker in the chamber's history. He held the speaker role for the entirety of the 41st Canadian Parliament. Following the Conservatives' defeat in 2015, Scheer launched his campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party, running under the slogan of "Real conservative. Real leader." On May 27, 2017, he was elected leader of the Conservative Party in an upset, narrowly defeating former cabinet minister Maxime Bernier.
Scheer has described himself as focused on economic development, fiscal restraint, and reducing inefficiencies in government. He is a staunch opponent of the federal carbon tax and favours the construction of several pipelines. In the 2019 federal election, the Conservatives under Scheer received a plurality of the popular vote and gained 26 seats, but remained the Official Opposition. On December 12, 2019, following weeks of criticism within the party for the unsuccessful campaign he ran, Scheer abruptly announced he would be resigning as party leader effective upon the election of a new one. He was succeeded as leader on August 24, 2020 by former cabinet minister Erin O'Toole.
Early life and career
Scheer was born on May 20, 1979, at the Riverside Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario and was raised in Ottawa. He is the son of Mary Gerarda Therese (née Enright), a nurse, and James D. Scheer, a librarian, proofreader with the Ottawa Citizen, and Catholic deacon. James was born in the United States, making his son Andrew a U.S. citizen at birth despite being born in Canada. According to a 2019 Maclean's article, Scheer's family earned considerably more than the median income for most Canadian families. Scheer has two sisters. Part of Scheer's family is from Romania. Scheer spent summers during his youth with his maternal grandparents in Mississauga. Scheer graduated from Immaculata High School and received the school's "Distinguished Catholic Alumni Award" in 2012.
Post-secondary education
In 1998, Scheer began his studies in criminology, political science, and history at the University of Ottawa, from which he would ultimately graduate in 2008, receiving his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree four years after he was first elected to Parliament. During his earlier university years, Scheer worked on several political campaigns, including the Unite the Right campaign to merge the Progressive Conservative and Reform parties and Preston Manning's campaign to lead the Canadian Alliance. He also worked in the correspondence department of the Office of the leader of the Opposition under Stockwell Day. Scheer also worked on Ottawa city councillor Karin Howard's youth advisory committee. In his third year of university, Scheer ran as a school trustee for the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board in the 2000 Ottawa municipal elections but lost to incumbent Kathy Ablett. After meeting his future wife Jill Ryan at the University of Ottawa, Scheer moved to his hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan, and continued his studies at the University of Regina, taking some courses for his BA there.
Pre-MP work
In Regina, Scheer worked as an insurance clerk, a waiter, and an assistant in the constituency office of Canadian Alliance MP Larry Spencer. In 2005, Scheer's blog as an MP listed that he was an accredited insurance broker, and in 2007 the biography section on Scheer's MP website stated that he passed the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker program in Saskatchewan and started his insurance industry career at Shenher Insurance in Regina. During the 2019 election, when Scheer was Conservative leader, his biography on the party website stated that he had worked as an insurance broker. Upon investigation The Globe and Mail found no evidence that he was ever accredited as an insurance broker. Scheer responded to these claims by maintaining that he received accreditation for general insurance after leaving Shenher Insurance in Regina. As of September 2019, the provincial regulator, Insurance Councils of Saskatchewan, was reviewing the matter.
See also
In Spanish: Andrew Scheer para niños
