acting house leader and, in the absence of a full-time leader, became its main parliamentary spokesperson. He remains Dean of the House and presided over the Commons when it chose Andrew Scheer to be Milliken's successor as speaker on June 2, 2011; the Harper-led Conservatives had won a majority government at the election. Trudeau Government (2015–present) Plamondon was the Bloc candidate in his riding for the 2015 Canadian federal election, and was the only Bloc MP elected in 2011 to be running under the party banner again. He was re-elected to a tenth term in the House of Commons, presiding over the House as it elected Geoff Regan as Speaker; the Liberals had won a majority government under the leadership of Justin Trudeau. He was reelected to an 11th term in October 2019, to retain his position as Dean of the House and preside over the election of Anthony Rota as Speaker. Publications Le mythe Paul Martin, 2003 Electoral record References External links Official site Parliamentary profile Party biography 1943 births Bloc Québécois MPs Canadian educators Canadian political party founders People from Saint-Raymond, Quebec People from Sorel-Tracy Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Université Laval alumni Université de Montréal alumni Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians Québec debout MPs