Chief of Staff (Canada)
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The Chief of Staff of Canada
's Prime Minister's Office is the top official of the office. It was created in 1987 to head the Prime Minister's Office or PMO.
Prior to the creation of the chief of staff position, the office was headed by the Prime Minister's Principal Secretary
, a position which is now second in command to the chief of staff. People who held the position of principal secretary prior to 1987 were essentially de facto chiefs of staff, and may sometimes be informally referred to as chiefs of staff in some sources, but were not formally titled as such. Bernard Roy, Brian Mulroney
's principal secretary from 1984 to 1988, was the last principal secretary to act as head of the PMO before the formal creation of the chief of staff position.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Prime Minister's Office is the top official of the office. It was created in 1987 to head the Prime Minister's Office or PMO.
Prior to the creation of the chief of staff position, the office was headed by the Prime Minister's Principal Secretary
Principal Secretary (Canada)
In Canada the Principal Secretary is a senior aide, often the most senior political aide, to a head of government. Formerly the position of Principal Secretary was the most senior in the Canadian Prime Minister's Office, though since 1987 it is second to the Chief of Staff...
, a position which is now second in command to the chief of staff. People who held the position of principal secretary prior to 1987 were essentially de facto chiefs of staff, and may sometimes be informally referred to as chiefs of staff in some sources, but were not formally titled as such. Bernard Roy, Brian Mulroney
Brian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S...
's principal secretary from 1984 to 1988, was the last principal secretary to act as head of the PMO before the formal creation of the chief of staff position.
List of Chiefs of Staff
- Derek BurneyDerek BurneyDerek Hudson Burney, OC is a Canadian businessman. He is also a former diplomat and political strategist for the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney.- Life and career :...
, 1987-1989 (Mulroney) - Stanley HarttStanley HarttStanley Herbert Hartt, is a Canadian labour lawyer, lecturer, businessman, and civil servant. He was Chief of Staff to Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney from 1989 to 1990....
, 1989-1990 (Mulroney) - Norman SpectorNorman SpectorNorman Spector is a Canadian journalist, diplomat, civil servant, and newspaper publisher.- Early life and career :Born in Montreal, Quebec, Spector received a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Political Science, from McGill University in 1970...
, 1990-1992 (Mulroney) - Hugh SegalHugh SegalHugh Segal, CM is a Canadian senator, political strategist, author, and commentator. Segal is credited with helping Stephen Harper become Prime Minister by moderating his image.-Life and career:...
, 1992-1993 (Mulroney) - David McLaughlinDavid McLaughlinDavid McLaughlin is a Canadian political figure. He was Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1993.A native of New Brunswick, he served as deputy minister and then chief of staff to Premier Bernard Lord from his victory in the 1999 election until just after the 2003 election...
, 1993 (Mulroney) - Jodi WhiteJodi WhiteJodi White was Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister's Office under The Right Honourable Kim Campbell in 1993. She previously held the post of President of the Public Policy Forum, an independent, national, non-profit organization with a mandate to promote better public policy and better public...
, 1993 (CampbellKim CampbellAvril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...
) - Jean PelletierJean PelletierJean Pelletier, was a Canadian politician, who served as the 37th mayor of Quebec City, Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister's Office, and chairman of Via Rail...
, 1993-2001 (ChrétienJean ChrétienJoseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....
) - Percy DownePercy DownePercy E. Downe is a Canadian Senator and former political aide.Since graduating from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1977, Downe has had the opportunity to serve at the provincial and federal levels of Canadian Government. From 1986 to 1993, Downe was executive assistant to the Premier...
, 2001-2003 (Chrétien) - Edward Goldenberg, 2003 (Chrétien)
- Tim Murphy, 2003-2006 (MartinPaul MartinPaul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
) - Ian BrodieIan BrodieIan Brodie, is a Canadian political scientist and was Chief of Staff in Stephen Harper's Prime Minister's Office from Harper's ascension to the position of prime minister until July 1, 2008. The news that he was leaving the post came days before the release of a report on the Clinton/Obama NAFTA...
, 2006-2008 (HarperStephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
) - Guy GiornoGuy GiornoGuy Giorno is a Canadian lawyer and conservative political activist. Giorno was Chief of Staff to then Premier of Ontario Mike Harris. In 2002 he joined the Toronto office of the Fasken Martineau DuMoulin law firm...
, 2008-2010 (HarperStephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
) - Nigel S. WrightNigel S. WrightNigel S. Wright is the current Canadian Chief of Staff. He was appointed in 2011 to replace Guy Giorno, and is the third Chief of Staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Wright had been a managing director for Onex Corporation.- References :...
, 2011–present (HarperStephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
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