| Camille Montpetit | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons of Canada | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Anne Griffith |
| Succeeded by | William C. Corbett |
| Clerk Assistant of the House of Commons of Canada | |
| In office 1995–1997 | |
| Clerk | Robert Marleau |
Camille Montpetit was the second Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons of Canada, having served from 1998 to 1999. He and Robert Marleau coedited House of Commons Procedure and Practice which was first published in 2000.
The Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons acts as assistant to the Clerk in the administration of the House of Commons of Canada. The post was created in 1987 and is currently held by Marc Bosc.
Robert Marleau, is a former Canadian federal public servant and former Information Commissioner of Canada. Beginning in 1970, Marleau served 31 years in the Parliament of Canada, 13 of which were as the Clerk of the House of Commons from July 1987 to July 2000. From July 2000 until his retirement at the end of January 2001, he served as Senior Advisor to the Speaker of the House of Commons.
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