Francis described his anger when, in 1974, Liberal Party insiders tried to "parachute" in an alternate candidate, Byron Hyde, a politically inexperienced outsider, to run against him, to be the Liberal Party candidate for his riding. He served as Chief Government Whip from 1970 to 1971 and then as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs until he was defeated in the 1972 election. After he returned to Parliament in the 1974 election, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board from 1975 to 1976. In 1980, he became Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons. He succeeded Jeanne Sauvé as Speaker on January 15, 1984, when Sauvé became Governor General of Canada. The Liberal government was defeated in the 1984 election, and Francis lost his seat. His term as Speaker ended when the new House of Commons convened in November of that year. On the conclusion of his term as Speaker, Francis was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. In late 1984, the new Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney, appointed Francis to the position of Ambassador to Portugal. Francis returned to Ottawa at the conclusion of his appointment in 1987. He died in January 2007, after suffering from stomach cancer. Electoral record References External links CBC, Former Ottawa MP, Speaker Lloyd Francis dies, January 22, 2007. Ottawa Citizen, 'He taught us the duty of public service', January 22, 2007. Biography of Cyril Lloyd Francis from the Library of Parliament. 1920 births 2007 deaths Businesspeople from Ottawa Canadian Unitarians Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Ottawa city councillors Speakers of the House of Commons of Canada Deaths from stomach cancer University at Buffalo alumni Ottawa controllers Military personnel from Ottawa Ambassadors of Canada to Portugal Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II Deaths from cancer in Canada Canadian expatriates in the United States