Audrey O'Brien

Audrey O'Brien
CM
12th Clerk of the Canadian House of Commons
In office
11 October 2005[1]
 – 2015
Governor General Adrienne Clarkson
Michaëlle Jean
David Johnston
Prime Minister Paul Martin
Stephen Harper
Justin Trudeau
Preceded by William C. Corbett

Audrey Elizabeth O'Brien CM is the 12th, and first female, Clerk of the House of Commons of Canada. She was appointed in 2005.

The Clerk of the House is a Governor-in-Council nomination and is the chief executive of the administration of the House of Commons.[2] In December 2015, she was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada for her contributions in the administration of the House of Commons.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Appendices - Clerks of the House of Commons Since 1867". Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Office of the Clerk of the House of Commons". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Order of Canada Appointments". The Governor General of Canada His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2015.


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