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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
July 1, 1867 to June 30, 1872Mr. William Henry Lee
July 2, 1872 to January 7, 1880Mr. William Alfred Hinsworth
January 13, 1880 to April 24, 1882Mr. Joseph Olivier Côté
May 20, 1882 to May 5, 1907Mr. John Joseph McGee
May 6, 1907 to August 4, 1923Mr. Rodolphe Boudreau
August 14, 1923 to January 1st, 1940Mr. Ernest Joseph Lemaire
March 25, 1940 to March 14, 1949Mr. Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney
March 15, 1949 to May 31, 1952Mr. Norman Alexander Robertson
June 1, 1952 to June 1, 1953Mr. John Whitney Pickersgill
January 1st, 1954 to June 30, 1963Mr. Robert Broughton Bryce
July 1st, 1963 to January 15, 1975Mr. Robert Gordon Robertson
January 16, 1975 to June 4, 1979Mr. Peter Michael Pitfield
June 5, 1979 to March 10, 1980Mr. Marcel Massé
March 11, 1980 to December 9, 1982Mr. Peter Michael Pitfield
December 10, 1982 to August 11, 1985Mr. Gordon Francis Osbaldeston
August 12, 1985 to June 30, 1992Mr. Paul M. Tellier
July 1st, 1992 to March 27, 1994Mr. Glen Scott Shortliffe
March 28, 1994 to January 17, 1999The Honourable Jocelyne Bourgon
January 18, 1999 to May 12, 2002Mr. Mel Cappe
May 13, 2002 to March 6, 2006Mr. Alex Himelfarb
March 6, 2006 to July 1, 2009Dr. The Honourable Kevin Lynch
July 1, 2009 to PresentMr. Wayne Wouters

SOURCE: Privy Council Office.

See also
Federal Government
Privy Council
Clerk of the Privy Council

External Links
Privy Council Office Official Website


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