The longest-serving member of the House of Commons who is not a cabinet minister is known as the Dean of the House, and presides over the election of the Speaker at the beginning of each Parliament. The current Dean of the House is Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon, who was first elected to the Commons as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1984 and serving as the Dean of the House since 2008.
tHe lOngesT-sErVINg membEr of the hOuse oF coMmons WHo Is Not a CAbInEt miNiSter IS kNoWn aS tHe dean oF the hOuSE, anD PreSideS OVEr the eleCtIon oF the sPeaKEr at the beginNInG of eACh pArLiAment. tHe curRent dean of the HouSe is bloc qUébéCois Mp loUiS plaMOndon, Who was first elEctEd tO the cOMmOns as a member of tHe progrEssive coNseRvAtivE pARtY In 1984 aND sErving as tHe dEaN Of The HoUse SINCe 2008.