Derek Vincent Lee, LL.B., B.A., (born October 2, 1948) is a lawyer and politician in Canada. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Scarborough-Rouge River. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county, in Australia analogous. ... Scarborough—Rouge River is a Canadian electoral district. ...

He was formerly the parliamentary secretary to the leader of the government in the House of Commons. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1988 election and has been re-elected in every subsequent federal election. In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to appoint parliamentary secretaries (in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, parliamentary assistants) from their caucus to assist cabinet ministers with their work. ... Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... Map of the Popular Vote with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories The Canadian Parliament after the 1988 election The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

Lee has won substantial majorities over other candidates who have sought election against him after his election in 1988. Despite the Liberal sponsorship scandal, Derek won re-election again during the 2006 Canadian General Election with a large victory. The sponsorship scandal, AdScam, or Sponsorgate, is an ongoing scandal that came as a result of a Canadian federal government sponsorship program (sometimes capitalized) in the province of Quebec, originally rationalized as an effort to raise Canadian patriotic sentiments to counter Quebec separatism. ... The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th General Election) was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

Lee will now sit in the Liberal opposition in the Canadian House of Commons for the first time since 1988. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...

Lee has been mentioned as an able candidate for the Liberal Party leadership in the upcoming 2006/07 leadership convention. [1] A Liberal leadership convention will be held no later than March 2007, but could be held as early as late 2006, to replace Paul Martin as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. ...

He has also written two books, which discuss regulations of the House of Commons.

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• Federal Political Experience - LEE, DEREK