Dan Hays

Daniel Hays
Speaker of the Senate of Canada
In office
January 26, 2001 – February 7, 2006
Nominated byJean Chrétien
Speaker
Pro Tempore
Rose-Marie Losier-Cool
Lucie Pépin
Shirley Maheu
Preceded byGildas Molgat
Succeeded byNoël Kinsella
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office
February 1, 2006 – January 17, 2007
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byNoël Kinsella
Succeeded byCéline Hervieux-Payette
Canadian Senator
from Alberta
In office
June 29, 1984 – June 30, 2007
Nominated byPierre Trudeau
Appointed byJeanne Sauvé
Preceded byErnest Manning (1983)
Succeeded byBert Brown
Personal details
BornDaniel Phillip Hays
(1939-04-24) April 24, 1939
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
PartyLiberal
Spouse(s)Kathy Hays
Linda Jolly
Children3
Parents
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • politician
  • rancher
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Daniel Phillip Hays PC OC CD (April 24, 1939) is a Canadian politician born in Calgary, Alberta. He was Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2001 to 2006, when he became Leader of the Government (Liberal) in the Senate. Hays was the Leader of the Opposition in the 39th Canadian Parliament (2006-2007), and chair of numerous Senate committees.