Editing Bill Rompkey (section)

{{Short description|Canadian educator and politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name             = Bill Rompkey
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|size=100%}}
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| office           = [[Representative of the Government in the Senate|Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate]]
| primeminister    = [[Paul Martin]]
| leader           = [[Jack Austin (politician)|Jack Austin]]
| term_start       = January 15, 2004
| term_end         = February 5, 2006
| predecessor      = [[Fernand Robichaud]]
| successor        = [[Gerald Comeau]]
| office1          = [[Whip (politics)|Government Whip]] in the Senate
| primeminister1   = [[Jean Chrétien]]<br />[[Paul Martin]]
| leader1          = [[Sharon Carstairs]]<br />[[Jack Austin (politician)|Jack Austin]]
| term_start1      = September 7, 2001
| term_end1        = January 14, 2004
| predecessor1     = [[Léonce Mercier]]
| successor1       = [[Rose-Marie Losier-Cool]]
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| office2              = [[Minister of State (Canada)|Minister of State (Mines)]]
| primeminister2       = [[John Turner]]
| minister2            = [[Gerald Regan]]
| term_start2          = June 30, 1984
| term_end2            = September 16, 1984
| predecessor2         = ''Position established''
| successor2           = [[Robert Layton (politician)|Robert Layton]]
| office3              = [[Minister of State (Canada)|Minister of State (Transport)]]
| primeminister3       = [[John Turner]]
| minister3            = [[Lloyd Axworthy]]
| term_start3          = June 30, 1984
| term_end3            = September 16, 1984
| predecessor3         = [[Robert Howie (politician)|Robert Howie]] (1980)
| successor3           = [[Benoît Bouchard]]
| office4              = [[Minister of National Revenue]]
| primeminister4       = [[Pierre Trudeau]]
| term_start4          = March 3, 1980
| term_end4            = September 29, 1982
| predecessor4         = [[Walter Baker (Canadian politician)|Walter Baker]]
| successor4           = [[Pierre Bussières]]{{Collapsed infobox section end}}}}
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| office5              = [[Senate of Canada|Canadian Senator]]<br />from [[List of Newfoundland and Labrador senators|Newfoundland and Labrador]]
| term_start5          = September 21, 1995
| term_end5            = May 13, 2011
| nominator5           = [[Jean Chrétien]]
| appointer5           = [[Roméo LeBlanc]]
| predecessor5         = [[Jack Marshall (Canadian politician)|Jack Marshall]]
| successor5           = [[Norman Doyle]] (2012)
| parliament9          = Canadian
| riding9            = [[Labrador (electoral district)|Labrador]]<br />{{small|([[Labrador (electoral district)#History|Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador]]; 1972–1988)}}
| term_start9        = October 30, 1972
| term_end9          = September 20, 1995
| predecessor9       = [[Ambrose Peddle]] 
| successor9         = [[Lawrence D. O'Brien]] (1996){{Collapsed infobox section end}}}}
| birth_name       = William Hubert Rompkey
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1936|5|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Belleoram]], [[Dominion of Newfoundland]]
| death_date       = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2017|3|21|1936|5|13}}
| death_place      = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| nationality      =
| party            = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| spouse           = {{marriage|Carolyn Pike|1963}}
| relations        = 
| children         = Hilary Rompkey<br />Peter Rompkey
| residence        = 
| alma_mater       = {{plainlist|
* [[Bishop Feild College]]
* [[Memorial University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], 1957), [[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Doctor of Laws|LLD (Hon.)]], [[University of London]]
* [[University of Toronto]]
}}
| occupation       = [[Senate of Canada|Canadian Senator]]
| profession       = [[Educator]]
| allegiance       = [[Canada]]
| branch           = [[Royal Canadian Navy]]
| rank             = Lieutenant (Reserve)
| cabinet          = Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate (2004–2006)<br />Government Whip in the Senate (2001–2004)<br />Minister of State (Mines) (1984)<br />Minister of State (Small business and Tourism) (1982–1983)<br />Minister of National Revenue (1980–1982)
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'''William Hubert Rompkey''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (May 13, 1936 – March 21, 2017) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] educator and politician from [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]]. A member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]], he served as [[House of Commons of Canada|member of Parliament]] from [[Labrador (electoral district)|Labrador]] from 1972 to 1995, and as a [[Senate of Canada|senator]] from Newfoundland and Labrador from 1995 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vocm.com/news/former-senator-and-mp-bill-rompkey-passes-away-at-80/ |title=VOCM - Former Senator and MP, Bill Rompkey Passes Away at 80 |access-date=2017-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327083517/http://vocm.com/news/former-senator-and-mp-bill-rompkey-passes-away-at-80/ |archive-date=2017-03-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>