James Alexander (Jim) Jerome, PC (March 4, 1933 - August 21, 2005) was a Canadian jurist and former politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In Canada the Speaker of the House of Commons ( French: Président de la Chambre des communes) is the presiding officer of the
After receiving his law degree from Osgoode Hall in Toronto, Jerome began his law practice in Sudbury, Ontario. Osgoode Hall is the name for a landmark building in Downtown Toronto which houses the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Superior Court of Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. In 1966, he won a seat on Sudbury's city council and, the next year, attempted to win election to the Canadian House of Commons in a by-election but was defeated. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant He took the seat in the 1968 general election, however, and became the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Sudbury riding. The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. For the provincial riding plase see Sudbury (provincial electoral district.
After the 1972 election, Jerome became Chairman of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada Since there was a minority government in place, the opposition had a majority of members on the Committee and Jerome had to remain impartial and balance the wishes of all parties in order to win approval for legislation. A minority government or a minority cabinet is a Cabinet of a Parliamentary system formed when the governing Political party or
His success in this role led Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to appoint Jerome as Speaker of the House of Commons following the 1974 election. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Parliament
In the 1979 election, Jerome considered following the precedent set by his predecessor, Lucien Lamoureux by running as an independent as is the custom of the Speaker of the British House of Commons. The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament This article is about the Canadian politician For the French politician see Lucien Lamoureux (France. He decided to run as a Liberal, however, and was re-elected. The Progressive Conservative Party formed a minority government. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian A minority government or a minority cabinet is a Cabinet of a Parliamentary system formed when the governing Political party or Despite the change in government, they decided to keep Jerome as Speaker, the first time a member of an opposition party was chosen to preside over the Canadian House of Commons.
After the Clark government was defeated in a Motion of No Confidence in December 1979, Jerome decided not to run in the ensuing general election. A motion of no confidence (also vote of no confidence, censure motion, no-confidence motion, or confidence motion) is a Parliamentary motion In January 1980, Clark appointed him Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court in Ottawa. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Jerome remained in this position until his retirement in 1998. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
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Member of Parliament for Sudbury 1968-1980 |
Succeeded by Doug Frith |
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