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Former Clerks of the Privy Council


The Clerk of the Privy Council is the most senior non-political official in the Government of Canada, and provides professional, non-partisan support to the Prime Minister on all policy and operational issues that may affect the government.

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Dates of OfficeName
01 Jul 1867 - 30 Jun 1872William Henry Lee
02 Jul 1872 - 07 Jan 1880William Alfred Hinsworth
13 Jan 1880 - 24 Apr 1882Joseph Olivier Côté
20 May 1882 - 05 May 1907John Joseph McGee
06 May 1907 - 04 Aug 1923Rodolphe Boudreau
14 Aug 1923 - 01 Jan 1940Ernest Joseph Lemaire
25 Mar 1940 - 14 Mar 1949Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney
15 Mar 1949 - 31 May 1952Norman Alexander Robertson
01 Jun 1952 - 01 Jun 1953John Whitney Pickersgill
01 Jan 1954 - 30 Jun 1963Robert Broughton Bryce
01 Jul 1963 - 15 Jan 1975Robert Gordon Robertson
16 Jan 1975 - 04 Jun 1979Michael Pitfield
05 Jun 1979 - 10 Mar 1980Marcel Massé
11 Mar 1980 - 09 Dec 1982Michael Pitfield
10 Dec 1982 - 11 Aug 1985Gordon Osbaldeston
12 Aug 1985 - 30 Jun 1992The Honourable Paul Tellier
01 Jul 1992 - 27 Mar 1994Glen Shortliffe
28 Mar 1994 - 17 Jan 1999The Honourable Jocelyne Bourgon
18 Jan 1999 - 12 May 2002Mel Cappe
13 May 2002 - 06 Mar 2006Alex Himelfarb
06 Mar 2006 - 01 Jul 2009The Honourable Kevin Lynch
01 Jul 2009 - 06 Oct 2014Wayne Wouters
06 Oct 2014 - 22 Jan 2016Janice Charette
22 Jan 2016 - 18 Apr 2019Michael Wernick
18 Apr 2019 - 09 Mar 2021Ian Shugart (on leave to 28 May 2022)
09 Mar 2021 - 24 Jun 2023 Janice Charette (interim to 28 May 2022)
24 Jun 2023 - John Hannaford

SOURCE: Privy Council Office.

See also
Federal Government
Privy Council
Clerk of the Privy Council

External Links
Clerk of the Privy Council Official Website


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