John Lynch-Staunton
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John Lynch-Staunton (born June 19, 1930 in Montreal) is a former Canadian senator and was the first leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He represented the Senate division of Grandville, Quebec.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Lynch-Staunton was educated at Collège Stanislas and Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in Montreal. He obtained a B.Sc in Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1953, and did graduate work towards a Master's Degree in Canadian History at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario 1953-1955.
He was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on September 23, 1990. The following year, he was appointed Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, and became Leader of the Opposition in the Senate in December 1993 following the Liberal victory in that year's general election.
On December 8, 2003, with the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ratified by both parties, Lynch-Staunton served as interim leader of the new Conservative Party of Canada until the election of Stephen Harper in March 2004.
He remained Leader of the Opposition in the Senate until September 30, 2004, and retired from parliament when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 on June 19, 2005.
Lynch-Staunton married Juliana deKuyper in 1958. They have five children (Mark, Peter , Gabrielle, Sophie and Sean) and six grandchildren (Caitlin, Connor, Harry, Juliana, Matthew and Jaryd ).
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| Preceded by: Léopold Langlois, Liberal |
Senator for Grandville 1990-2005 |
Succeeded by: Andrée Champagne, Conservative |
| Preceded by: Royce Herbert Frith |
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate 1993-2004 |
Succeeded by: Noël A. Kinsella |
| Preceded by: Party created as the result of merger by the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties. Leaders were Peter MacKay and Stephen Harper respectively. |
Conservative Party Leader 2003-2004 |
Succeeded by: Stephen Harper |
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| NAME | Lynch-Staunton, John |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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