Carney names former UN ambassador Blanchard as chief of staff

By Canadian Press on June 1, 2025.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s named Marc-André Blanchard, Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations, as his permanent chief of staff.

Blanchard served as Canada’s permanent representative at the UN between 2016 and 2020.

He most recently served as the executive vice-president for CDPQ Global, a Quebec-based investment firm.

Carney made the announcement on social media and says Blanchard will start in July once former cabinet minister Marco Mendicino’s time as interim chief of staff comes to an end.

Carney said last month that Mendicino originally agreed to stay on through the new government’s transition period, but that term extended into the summer.

Chief of staff is the top official working in the Prime Minister’s Office.

This report was first published by The Canadian Pres on June 1, 2025.

David Baxter, The Canadian Press

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