Bill Rompkey

William " Bill" Hubert Rompkey PC ( born May 13, 1936 in Belleoram, Newfoundland ) is a Canadian educator and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada, which had a total of over 38 years Member of the House of Commons and Member of the Senate, and the temporary minister.

Life

Studies, teachers and school administrative officer

After the visit of Bishop Feild College Rompkey started in 1953 a study of pedagogy at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, which he finished with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). A there then postgraduate studies in literature, he joined in 1961 with a Master of Arts ( MA) with a thesis on the topic The novels of Robert Louis Stevenson. Besides his studies he made 1955-1963 his military service in the Reserve of the Royal Canadian Navy and was recently promoted to lieutenant. At the same time he continued his studies in educational theory at the University of London continued.

After his return Rompkey became a teacher at schools in Upper Iceland Cove and St. John's and then head teacher ( principal) Yale Amalgamated School in North West River, before he finally until 1971 Superintendent of the Labrador East Integrated School Board, which for the East the Labrador Peninsula competent school authority.

House of Commons Member of Parliament and Minister

In the general election of October 30, 1972 Rompkey was first elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party to the deputies in the lower house and represented in this first the constituency of Grand Falls - White Bay - Labrador and since the general election of 21 November 1988 until his mandate resignation on September 21, 1995 the constituency Labrador.

In December 1972 he took his first government post and was a brief interruption until May 1974 Parliamentary Secretary of the Environment Minister, before he was until September 1975, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Manpower and Immigration of September 1974. During this time Rompkey was from September 1974 to October 1976 Chairman of the Standing House of Commons Committee on Labour, labor and immigration.

After the electoral victory of the Liberal Party in the general election of 18 February 1980 Rompkey was appointed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister of National Income in the 22 Government of Canada on March 3, 1980 and held this post until September 29, 1982. Between the February 25, 1981 to 1984, he was also in the Cabinet also responsible Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador.

Then he was between 30 September 1982 and the August 11, 1982 Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism and later from January 10 to June 29, 1984 Minister of State for Mining, before he last between 30 June and the September 16, 1984 Minister of State for Transport was.

After the electoral defeat of the Liberal Party in the elections of September 4, 1984 Rompkey held several positions in the opposition faction and was initially October 1984 to August 1985 a spokesman for Consumer and Corporate Affairs and then to January 1986 Deputy Speaker of the opposition for national defense. In January 1987 he became opposition spokesman for the Office of the Secretary of State for Canada and for science and technology, and most recently, between January 1988 and 1989 also mining spokesman for his group.

Last Rompkey was from May 1991 to September 1993 Vice - Chairman of the Standing House of Commons Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs, and between February 1989 and September 1993 opposition spokesman for national defense and, as such, from 1991 to 1993 at the same time for public safety and preparedness in emergency situations.

Senator

After retiring from the House Rompkey was dated 21 September 1995 on a proposal by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien member of the Senate and was one of this until his retirement on reaching the constitutional age limit of 75 years on 13 May 2011 as one of six members of the Senate district Newfoundland and in Labrador.

Early in his Senate membership Rompkey was from January 1994 to February 1996 Vice - Chairman of the Joint Special Committee of the Parliament of Canada for the Canadian defense policy. He was also, between February 1996 and April 1997 Chairman of the Special Committee on the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Somalia and at the same time the Special Committee for the Development Company for the Cape Breton Island. After that he was from September 1997 to October 2000 Chairman of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, budgets and administration.

During his membership in the Senate he was September 7, 2001 to January 14, 2004 Parliamentary Secretary ( Whip ) of the Liberal Party and then to February 5, 2006 Deputy Vice - chairman of the parliamentary group leader of the government majority in the Senate ( Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate ). During this time he was from January 2001 to November 2003 Chairman of the Standing Committee on selections.

Last time was Rompkey, which also includes an honorary Doctor of Laws ( LL.D. Hon ) was awarded between April 2006 and March 2011 Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

Publications

• The novels of Robert Louis Stevenson, Thesis ( MA), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1961
• The story of Labrador, Montreal 2003
• From the coast to far inland: collected writings on Labrador. Halifax 2006
• Your daughter, Fanny: the War Letters of Frances Cluett, VAD, co-editor Bert Riggs, St. John's, 2006.