Bill Rompkey

{{Short description|Canadian educator and politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = The Honourable

| name = Bill Rompkey

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| office = Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate

| primeminister = Paul Martin

| leader = Jack Austin

| term_start = January 15, 2004

| term_end = February 5, 2006

| predecessor = Fernand Robichaud

| successor = Gerald Comeau

| office1 = Government Whip in the Senate

| primeminister1 = Jean Chrétien
Paul Martin

| leader1 = Sharon Carstairs
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 (Mines)

| primeminister2 = John Turner

| minister2 = Gerald Regan

| term_start2 = June 30, 1984

| term_end2 = September 16, 1984

| predecessor2 = Position established

| successor2 = Robert Layton

| office3 = Minister of State (Transport)

| primeminister3 = John Turner

| minister3 = Lloyd Axworthy

| term_start3 = June 30, 1984

| term_end3 = September 16, 1984

| predecessor3 = 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

| successor4 = Pierre Bussières{{Collapsed infobox section end}}}}

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| office5 = Canadian Senator
from Newfoundland and Labrador

| term_start5 = September 21, 1995

| term_end5 = May 13, 2011

| nominator5 = Jean Chrétien

| appointer5 = Roméo LeBlanc

| predecessor5 = Jack Marshall

| successor5 = Norman Doyle (2012)

| parliament9 = Canadian

| riding9 = Labrador
{{small|(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

| spouse = {{marriage|Carolyn Pike|1963}}

| relations =

| children = Hilary Rompkey
Peter Rompkey

| residence =

| alma_mater = {{plainlist|

• Bishop Feild College
• Memorial University (BA, 1957), MA, LLD (Hon.), University of London
• University of Toronto

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| occupation = Canadian Senator

| profession = Educator

| allegiance = Canada

| branch = Royal Canadian Navy

| rank = Lieutenant (Reserve)

| cabinet = Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate (2004–2006)
Government Whip in the Senate (2001–2004)
Minister of State (Mines) (1984)
Minister of State (Small business and Tourism) (1982–1983)
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 Canadian educator and politician from Newfoundland. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as member of Parliament from Labrador from 1972 to 1995, and as a senator from Newfoundland and Labrador from 1995 to 2011.{{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 }}