Dean of the House

The dean of the House is, in some legislatures, the member with the longest unbroken record of service.U.C. Mandal, Dictionary Of Public Administration (2007), p. 123. Specific examples include:

Dean of the United States House of Representatives, currently Hal Rogers since 2022 Dean of the House (Canada), currently Louis Plamondon since 2008

References

See also Dean of the United States Senate Father of the House, the equivalent in other legislatures Father of the Dáil, the equivalent in Dáil Éireann