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The Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, 1993-1994

The Senate commissions a portrait of every Speaker in recognition of the procedural and protocol importance of that role — a tradition that predates Confederation.

The subject of this portrait, the Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, P.C., dedicated his professional life to serving Canadians as a teacher, journalist, political staffer, parliamentarian and, ultimately, the country’s 25^th governor general. 

Mr. LeBlanc represented New Brunswick in the House of Commons from 1972 to 1984 and continued to serve the Atlantic province over a decade-long career in the Senate. Senator LeBlanc was named Speaker in 1993 and served in that role for a brief period until he was appointed governor general in 1994. 

The Speaker can choose the artist for whom they would like to sit for their portrait; Mr. LeBlanc selected visual artist Bernard Aimé Poulin. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Mr. Poulin is renowned for his commission portraits of prominent international figures. 

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