Claude Carignan

Claude Carignan
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office
August 20, 2013 – November 3, 2015
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
DeputyYonah Martin
WhipElizabeth Marshall
Preceded byMarjory LeBreton
Succeeded byPeter Harder (as Representative of the Government in the Senate)
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office
November 4, 2015 – March 31, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
DeputyYonah Martin
WhipDon Plett
Preceded byJim Cowan
Succeeded byLarry Smith
Canadian Senator
from Mille Isles
Assumed office
August 27, 2009
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byMichaëlle Jean
Preceded byMichel Biron
Personal details
Born (1964-12-04) December 4, 1964 (age 59)
Champlain, Quebec, Canada
Political partyConservative
SpouseBrigitte Binette
Children3
Residence(s)Mille Isles, Quebec
Alma materUniversity of Sherbrooke, University of Montreal
ProfessionLawyer

Claude Carignan PC (born December 4, 1964) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was leader of the Conservative Party in the Senate of Canada, first as Leader of the Government in the Senate from 2013 to 2015 and then as Senate Opposition Leader from 2015 until 2017.

Carignan was appointed to the Senate on August 27, 2009, by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[1]

  1. ^ "Sénateurs actuels". Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2016.