Dennis Dawson
Encyclopedia
Dennis Dawson is a Canadian
Senator
.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Dawson is a former Liberal
Member of Parliament
in the Canadian House of Commons
, representing the riding of Louis-Hébert
, Quebec
from 1977 to 1984. Dawson is listed as an administrator. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary
to the Minister of Labour
and former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Immigration.
In 2004, he ran in the federal election
as a "star" candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of Beauport but was beaten by Bloc Québécois
candidate Christian Simard
, losing by a ratio of nearly 2:1.
On August 2, 2005, Dawson was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister
Paul Martin
. He sits in the upper house
as a Liberal.
He has a daughter Cindy another named Kathryn-Anne and a son named Julian.
Canada
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Senator
Canadian Senate
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.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Dawson is a former Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
, representing the riding of Louis-Hébert
Louis-Hébert (electoral district)
Louis-Hébert is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. Represented in the House of Commons since 2004, its population was certified, according to the detailed statistics of 2001, as 98,156.-Geography:...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
from 1977 to 1984. Dawson is listed as an administrator. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary
Parliamentary Secretary
A Parliamentary Secretary is a member of a Parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with his or her duties.In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to...
to the Minister of Labour
Minister of Labour (Canada)
The Minister of Labour is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for setting national labour standards and federal labour dispute mechanisms...
and former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Immigration.
In 2004, he ran in the federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
as a "star" candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of Beauport but was beaten by Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
candidate Christian Simard
Christian Simard
Christian Simard is a Canadian politician.A director general, political adviser and project coordinator, Simard was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 2004...
, losing by a ratio of nearly 2:1.
On August 2, 2005, Dawson was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Canada
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Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
. He sits in the upper house
Upper house
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as a Liberal.
He has a daughter Cindy another named Kathryn-Anne and a son named Julian.