Editing Andrew Scheer (section)

{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1979)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[The Honourable]]
| name                = Andrew Scheer
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|MP|size=100%}}
| image               = Andrew Scheer 2020 (cropped).jpg
| alt                 = 
| caption             = Scheer in 2020
<!-- CURRENT POSITIONS -->| office              = <!--Not "acting" or "interim" leader of the Opposition. He holds the position until until caucus selects another, or he loses his seat.-->[[Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)|Leader of the Opposition]]
| term_label          = In office
| deputy              = [[Melissa Lantsman]]<br />[[Tim Uppal]]
| term_start          = May 6, 2025
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Pierre Poilievre]]
| successor           = 
| deputy1             = [[Denis Lebel]]<br />[[Lisa Raitt]]<br />[[Leona Alleslev]]
| term_start1         = May 27, 2017
| term_end1           = August 24, 2020
| predecessor1        = [[Rona Ambrose]]
| successor1          = [[Erin O'Toole]]
| office2             = [[Parliamentary leader#Canada|Parliamentary Leader]] of the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]]
| term_start2         = May 6, 2025
| term_end2           = 
| leader2             = Pierre Poilievre
| predecessor2        = Pierre Poilievre (as leader)
| successor2          = 
| office3             = [[Opposition House Leader]]
| leader3             = Pierre Poilievre
| term_start3         = September 13, 2022
| term_end3           = 
| predecessor3        = [[John Brassard]]
| successor3          = 
| leader4             = Rona Ambrose
| term_start4         = November 18, 2015
| term_end4           = September 13, 2016
| predecessor4        = [[Peter Julian]]
| successor4          = [[Candice Bergen (politician)|Candice Bergen]]
| parliament5         = Canadian
| riding5             = [[Regina—Qu'Appelle]]
| term_start5         = June 28, 2004
| predecessor5        = [[Lorne Nystrom]]
<!-- PAST POSITIONS -->| office6            = [[Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada|Leader of the Conservative Party]]
| deputy6             = Denis Lebel<br />Lisa Raitt<br />Leona Alleslev
| term_start6         = May 27, 2017
| term_end6           = August 24, 2020
| predecessor6        = Rona Ambrose (interim)
| successor6          = Erin O'Toole
| office7             = [[Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities|Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities]]
| 1blankname7         = Shadowing
| 1namedata7          = [[Catherine McKenna]]<br />[[Dominic LeBlanc]]
| leader7             = Erin O'Toole<br />Candice Bergen<br />Pierre Poilievre
| term_start7         = September 8, 2020
| term_end7           = October 12, 2022
| predecessor7        = [[Luc Berthold]]
| successor7          = [[Leslyn Lewis]]
| office8             = 35th [[Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)|Speaker of the House of Commons]]
| deputy8             = [[Denise Savoie]]<br />[[Joe Comartin]]
| term_start8         = June 2, 2011
| term_end8           = December 3, 2015
| predecessor8        = [[Peter Milliken]]
| successor8          = [[Geoff Regan]]
| office9             = [[Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)#Deputy Speaker|Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons<br />Chair of Committees of the Whole]]
| monarch9            = [[Elizabeth II]]
| governor_general9   = [[Michaëlle Jean]]<br />David Johnston
| predecessor9        = [[Bill Blaikie]]
| successor9          = Denise Savoie
| term_start9         = November 21, 2008
| term_end9           = June 1, 2011
| office10            = [[Committee of the whole#Canada|Assistant Deputy Chair of the Committees of the Whole]]
| 1blankname10        = Speaker
| 1namedata10         = Peter Milliken
| term_start10        = April 5, 2006
| term_end10          = November 20, 2008
| predecessor10       = [[Jean Augustine]]
| successor10         = [[Barry Devolin]]
| birth_name          = Andrew James Scheer
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1979|5|20}}
| birth_place         = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| citizenship         = {{hlist|Canada|United States}}
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] (2003–present)
| otherparty          = [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform]] (1998–2000)<br />[[Canadian Alliance|Alliance]] (2000–2003)
| height              = 6 ft 4 in
| spouse              = {{marriage|Jill Ryan|2003}}
| children            = 5
| relatives           = [[Jon Ryan]] (brother-in-law)
| residence           = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2019app/51/table12E.html|title=Official Voting Results|publisher=Elections Canada|access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref><br />[[Stornoway (residence)|Stornoway]] (2017–2020)
| education           = [[University of Ottawa]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| website             = {{Official website|https://www.andrewmp.ca}}
| signature           = Signature of Andrew Scheer.png
}}

'''Andrew James Scheer''' (born May 20, 1979) is a Canadian politician who is the<!--Not "acting" or "interim" leader of the Opposition. He holds the position until until caucus selects another, or he loses his seat.--> [[Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)|leader of the Opposition]] since 2025 and previously from 2017 to 2020 as [[Leader of the Conservative Party (Canada)|leader of the Conservative Party]]. He is the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Regina—Qu'Appelle]] since 2004. He served as the 35th [[Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)|speaker of the House of Commons]] from 2011 to 2015.

Scheer earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) in criminology, political science, and history. Elected to represent the [[Saskatchewan]] riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle at the age of 25, Scheer was re-elected in [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006]], [[2008 Canadian federal election|2008]], and [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011]] before becoming House speaker at age 32, making him the youngest speaker in the chamber's history. He held the speaker role for the entirety of the [[41st Canadian Parliament]]. Following the Conservatives' defeat in [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015]], Scheer launched his campaign for [[2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election|the leadership of the Conservative Party]], running under the slogan of "Real conservative. Real leader." On May 27, 2017, he was elected leader of the Conservative Party in an [[upset (competition)|upset]], narrowly defeating former cabinet minister [[Maxime Bernier]].

Scheer has described himself as focused on economic development, fiscal restraint, and reducing inefficiencies in government. He is a staunch opponent of the federal [[Carbon pricing in Canada|carbon tax]] and favours the construction of several [[Pipelines in Canada|pipelines]]. In the [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019 federal election]], the Conservatives under Scheer received a plurality of the popular vote and gained 26 seats, but remained the [[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]]. On December 12, 2019, following weeks of criticism within the party for the unsuccessful campaign he ran, Scheer abruptly announced he would be resigning as party leader effective upon the election of a new one. He was succeeded as leader on [[2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election|August 24, 2020]] by former cabinet minister [[Erin O'Toole]].

He was selected to lead the opposition again after Conservative Party leader [[Pierre Poilievre]] lost his riding in the [[2025 Canadian federal election]]; he is expected to step down if Poilievre is elected in a [[by-election]] to be held in [[Battle River—Crowfoot]].