PRIME MINISTER NAMES NEW SENATE WHIP

September 7, 2001
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien has named Senator William Rompkey of Newfoundland and Labrador as the new Government Whip in the Senate.

In announcing the appointment, the Prime Minister expressed his deep appreciation to former Senator Léonce Mercier, who was named Whip on June 11, 1998 and retired from the Senate on August 8, 2001.

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