Ian Brodie
Ian Brodie | |
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11th Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister | |
In office February 6, 2006 – July 1, 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Tim Murphy |
Succeeded by | Guy Giorno |
Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Official Opposition | |
In office August 2005 – February 2006 | |
Leader | Stephen Harper |
Executive Director of the Conservative Party of Canada | |
In office 2004–2005 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ian Ross Brodie July 25, 1967 Political scientist |
Ian Ross Brodie (born July 25, 1967) is a Canadian
Early life and education
Brodie attended high school at the University of Toronto Schools. He earned a BA in political science from McGill University in Montreal, and an MA and a PhD from the University of Calgary.
In 1997, he became assistant professor of political science at the University of Western Ontario in London; promotion to tenured associate professor came in 2002. At Western, he specialized in Canadian politics, particularly Canadian conservative politics and law and politics.
His book Friends of the Court: The Privileging of Interest Group Litigants in Canada (
Political career
In 2003, he took leave from Western to become assistant to the chief of staff in the office of the
When Harper became leader of the successor Conservative Party of Canada, he appointed Brodie its executive director. In August 2005 he appointed Brodie his chief of staff. When Harper became prime minister after the 2006 election, Brodie became PMO chief of staff.
His book At the Centre of Government (
References
- ^ Campion-Smith, Bruce, "PM's top aide stepping down", Toronto Star, May 21, 2008
- ^ Laghi, Brian and Galloway, Gloria, "Brodie to step down as Harper's chief of staff", Globe and Mail, May 21, 2008
- ^ "Department of Political Science | University of Calgary".