Browser not supportedEric Janse has served as Acting Clerk of the House of Commons since February 2023.
Mr. Janse started his career at the House of Commons in 1992. He has held various positions throughout Procedural Services, including Clerk Assistant of Committees and Legislative Services, Clerk Assistant and Director General of International and Interparliamentary Affairs (IIA), and Principal Clerk of IIA. He also completed various assignments as Procedural Clerk and Deputy Principal Clerk. Before his appointment as Acting Clerk of the House of Commons, he served as Deputy Clerk, Procedure, and as such was responsible for the House’s Procedural Services team, which provides a range of procedural and legislative services to the Speaker, Members of Parliament, and Officers of the House of Commons.
A Table Officer since 1998, Mr. Janse has extensive experience providing advice and supporting proceedings in Parliament. He played a pivotal role in transitioning committees to hybrid proceedings during the pandemic and was instrumental in developing Parliament’s international program.
Through his membership in the Association of Clerks-at-the-Table in Canada and his previous role as Secretary to the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth Parliaments, Mr. Janse has developed a keen understanding of the functioning of other parliaments around the world.
Mr. Janse was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science from the University of Alberta.