federal leader of the conservative party of canada
Andrew Scheer
title: Conservative Party of Canada text: and Quebec; one each from the remaining provinces and territories for a total of 19 members, plus the party leader and the two non-voting members for a total 22 members. The party president is elected by National Council following their election. Since 2016, the President of the Conservative Party has been Scott Lamb, a councillor representing British Columbia. The party President is the conduit between the Party Leader and the National Council. The Executive Director answers to the party President, and is responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of the party. From February 2009 to December 2013, the Executive title: Conservative Party of Canada text: for a leadership convention as early as May 2016 according to "Maclean's" magazine. However, some other Members of Parliament wanted the vote to be delayed until the spring of 2017. On 19 January 2016, the party announced that a permanent leader will be chosen on 27 May 2017. On September 28, 2016, Scheer announced his bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party, and that he had the support of 32 members of the Conservative caucus. On May 27, 2017, Scheer was elected as the second full-time leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, beating runner up MP Maxime Bernier title: Conservative Party of Canada text: 8 December 2003 until 20 March 2004, when the party elected Stephen Harper as its first leader. Andrew Scheer was elected leader on 27 May 2017. The Deputy Leader is appointed by the Leader. The National Council is the party's national governing body that is elected by the Conservative Party membership at its bi-annual meetings. A National Councillor is elected for a two-year term and cannot serve for more than three consecutive terms. Composition of the National Council is based on the following criteria: At present, the National Council has four members from Ontario; two each from Alberta, British Columbia, title: 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election text: 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election The 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was held on May 27, 2017. Party members chose Andrew Scheer as leader, replacing Stephen Harper, who led the Conservative Party of Canada as its leader from 2004 following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties. Harper led the party through five federal elections: the party increased its seat count in the House of Commons in 2004, formed two minority governments in 2006, and 2008, and then a majority government in 2011. Following the defeat of the party in the 2015 federal title: Conservative Party of Canada text: caucus has been appointed by the national Conservative Party leader, serving as Prime Minister of Canada. When in Opposition the leader is elected by Conservative senators. Most recently, Larry Smith was elected Senate Conservative leader on March 28, 2017, defeating two other candidates. The first leader of the senate caucus, John Lynch-Staunton, also served as interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada until a leadership election could be held. The Conservative Party is governed by a constitution. The constitution may be amended through the same procedure as outlined for "Policy Development" below. The "founding principles" of the Conservative Party