41st Canadian Parliament
| 41st Canadian Parliament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| Jun. 2, 2011 – Aug. 2, 2015 | |||
Canadian Parliament (2013) | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime minister | Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper Feb. 6, 2006 – Nov. 4, 2015 | ||
| Cabinet | 28th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Jack Layton May 2, 2011 – August 22, 2011 (His death) | ||
| Nycole Turmel August 23, 2011 – March 23, 2012 | |||
| Hon. Thomas Mulcair March 24, 2012 – November 4, 2015 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Conservative | ||
| Opposition | New Democratic | ||
| Senate Opp. | Senate Liberal Caucus* (from 2014) | ||
| Recognized | Liberal | ||
| Unrecognized | Bloc Québécois | ||
| Green | |||
| Strength in Democracy (from 2014) | |||
| Progressive Conservative* (until 2013) | |||
| * Only in the Senate. | |||
| House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Andrew Scheer June 2, 2011 – December 2, 2015 | ||
| Government House leader | Hon. Peter Van Loan May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015 | ||
| Opposition House leader | Hon. Thomas Mulcair June 2, 2011 – October 14, 2011 | ||
| Joe Comartin October 14, 2011 – April 19, 2012 | |||
| Nathan Cullen April 20, 2012 – March 19, 2014 | |||
| Peter Julian March 20, 2014 – November 18, 2015 | |||
| Members | 308 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Hon. Noël A. Kinsella February 8, 2006 – November 27, 2014 | ||
| Hon. Pierre Claude Nolin November 27, 2014 – April 23, 2015 | |||
| Hon. Leo Housakos April 24, 2015 - August 2, 2015 | |||
| Government Senate leader | Hon. Marjory LeBreton February 6, 2006 – July 14, 2013 | ||
| Claude Carignan August 30, 2013 – November 4, 2015 | |||
| Opposition Senate leader | Hon. Jim Cowan November 3, 2008 – November 4, 2015 | ||
| Senators | 105 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | HM Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Governor general | HE Rt. Hon. David Johnston October 1, 2010 – October 2, 2017 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session June 2, 2011 – September 13, 2013 | |||
| 2nd session October 16, 2013 – August 2, 2015 | |||
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The 41st Canadian Parliament was in session from June 2, 2011 to August 2, 2015, with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the 2011 federal election held on May 2, 2011. It was dissolved prior to the 2015 federal election.
There were three sessions of the 41st Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | June 2, 2011 | September 13, 2013 |
| 2nd | October 16, 2013 | August 2, 2015 |