Dean of the House

The Dean of the House is, in several legislatures, the member with the longest unbroken record of service.[1] Specific examples include:

Dean of the United States House of Representatives
Dean of the House (Canada), the dean in the Canadian House of Commons

The Dean of the House of Representatives in the United States is Don Young, a Republican from Alaska serving since March 6, 1973.

References

U.C. Mandal, Dictionary Of Public Administration (2007), p. 123.

See also

Father of the House, the equivalent in other legislatures
Father of the Dáil, the equivalent in Dáil Éireann

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