Marcel Proulx

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Marcel Proulx
Member of Parliament for Hull-Aylmer
In office 1999 – Present
Preceded by	Marcel Massé

Born	March 6, 1946 (1946-03-06) (age 62) L'Orignal, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Pamela Proulx
Residence	Gatineau
Profession	administrator, businessman, executive assistant

Marcel Proulx (/pruː/) (born March 6, 1946 in L'Orignal, Ontario) is a Canadian politician.

Proulx is a current member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Hull—Aylmer since 1999. Proulx is a former administrator, businessman, claim adjuster, and executive assistant. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and is the current Chair of the Sub-Committee on Private Members’ Business of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, frequently being the Acting Speaker.

Proulx ran for Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons in the 39th Canadian Parliament.[1] Fellow Liberal Peter Milliken won on the first ballot.^{[citation needed]}

Marcel Proulx was a supporter of Michael Ignatieff during the last leadership campaign of the Liberal Party of Canada. However, he served as Quebec lieutenant for Stéphane Dion in 2007. On October 16, 2007, after much speculation, Proulx announced his resignation as Quebec lieutenant. The position of Quebec Lieutenant was offered to Pablo Rodriguez and Denis Coderre but both refused. The position was later given to Senator Celine Hervieux-Payette.