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The Honourable

Andrew Scheer

PC MP
The Honourable; Andrew Scheer; PC MP
	Scheer in 2020
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 September 2020
Leader	Erin O'Toole; Candice Bergen (interim)
Shadowing	Catherine McKenna
Preceded by	Luc Berthold
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 27 May 2017 – 24 August 2020
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Deputy	Denis Lebel; Lisa Raitt; Leona Alleslev
Preceded by	Rona Ambrose
Succeeded by	Erin O'Toole
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
	In office; 27 May 2017 – 24 August 2020
President	Scott Lamb
Deputy	Denis Lebel; Lisa Raitt; Leona Alleslev
Preceded by	Rona Ambrose (interim)
Succeeded by	Erin O'Toole
Opposition House Leader
	In office; 18 November 2015 – 13 September 2016
Leader	Rona Ambrose
Preceded by	Peter Julian
Succeeded by	Candice Bergen
35th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
	In office; 2 June 2011 – 3 December 2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	David Johnston
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Deputy	Denise Savoie; Joe Comartin
Preceded by	Peter Milliken
Succeeded by	Geoff Regan
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
	In office; 21 November 2008 – 1 June 2011
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Michaëlle Jean; David Johnston
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Bill Blaikie
Succeeded by	Denise Savoie
Member of Parliament; for Regina—Qu'Appelle
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 June 2004
Preceded by	Lorne Nystrom
Personal details
Born	Andrew James Scheer; 20 May 1979 (age 45); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship	Canada; United States;
Political party	Reform (1998–2000); Alliance (2000–2003); Conservative (2003–present);
Other political; affiliations	Saskatchewan Party
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Spouse(s)	Jill Ryan (m. 2003)
Children	5
Relatives	Jon Ryan (brother-in-law)
Residence	Regina, Saskatchewan; Stornoway (2017–2020)
Education	University of Ottawa (BA)
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Website	Official website

Andrew James Scheer PC MP (born May 20, 1979) is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle since 2004. Between 2017 and 2020, he was the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Official Opposition.

Scheer was selected to the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle at the age of 25. Scheer was reelected in 2006, 2008 and 2011 before becoming the Speaker of the House of Commons at age 32, making him the youngest Speaker in the chamber's history.^[2]^[3]

On September 28, 2016, Scheer announced his bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party, running under the slogan “Real conservative. Real leader.”^[4] He won the leadership position on May 27, 2017.^[5]

On 12 December 2019, Scheer announced he would be resigning as the leader of the Conservative Party effective upon the election of a new one.^[6]^[7]

Political career

Scheer was elected for the first time in the 2004 election. He was elected in the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle for the Conservative Party. With that election, he beat the New Democratic Party MP Lorne Lystrom. He won by over 800 votes.^[8] He was elected again in the 2006 election. He beat Lystrom again by 2740 votes.