National Liberal Caucus Chair Elections

"We have always been fortunate to have a great team of Caucus Chairs, and this year is no exception," said the Prime Minister. "I look forward to working closely with them in meeting the needs of our Caucus as a whole and in implementing our government's agenda as we head into a new century. And I want to express my appreciation to Joe Fontana, who has done such a great job as National Caucus Chair over the past two years."

Following is an updated list of the Caucus Executive:

Chair, National Liberal Caucus
Paul De Villers, MP (Simcoe North)

Vice-Chair, National Caucus
Senator Léonce Mercier

Treasurer
John Finlay, MP (Oxford)

Secretary
Marlene Jennings, MP (Notre Dame-de-Grâce-Lachine)

Regional Caucus Chairs

Chair, Atlantic Caucus
Charles Hubbard, MP (Miramichi)

Chair, Quebec Caucus
Claude Drouin, MP (Beauce)

Chair, Ontario Caucus
Brenda Chamberlain, MP (Guelph- Wellington)

Chair, Eastern Ontario Caucus
Hec Clouthier (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke)

Chair, Northern Ontario Caucus
Raymond Bonin, MP (Nickel Belt)

Chair, Central Ontario Caucus
John O'Reilly, MP (Victoria-Haliburton)

Chair, Greater Toronto Caucus
Bryon Wilfert (Oak Ridges)

Chair, Hamilton-Niagara Caucus
John Bryden, MP (Wentworth-Burlington)

Chair, Southwestern Ontario Caucus
Jerry Pickard, MP (Chatham-Kent-Essex)

Chair, Northern and Western Caucus
Rey Pagtakhan, MP (Winnipeg North-St. Paul)

Chair, British Columbia Caucus
Lou Sekora, MP (Port Moody - Coquitlam)

Chair, Alberta Caucus
Senator Thelma Chalifoux

Chair, Manitoba Caucus
John Harvard, MP (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboine)

Chair, Women's Caucus
Carolyn Bennett, MP (St. Paul's)

Chair, Rural Caucus
Larry McCormick, MP (Hasting- Frontenac-Lennox and Addington).

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