Peter Harder (politician)

The Honourable Peter Harder PC
Senator from Ontario (Ottawa)
Incumbent
Assumed office March 23, 2016
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	David Johnston
Representative of the Government in the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office March 23, 2016
Preceded by	Claude Carignan (as Leader of the Government in the Senate)
Personal details
Born	August 25, 1952 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political party	Non-affiliated

V. Peter Harder PC (born August 25, 1952) is a Canadian former senior civil servant who was named to the Senate of Canada to represent Ontario on March 23, 2016, after the Prime Minister had announced his intention to recommend his appointment on March 18, 2016.^[1] He serves as Representative of the Government in the Senate.^[2]

A longtime senior bureaucrat in the Canadian civil service, he was deputy minister to the Minister of Foreign Affairs when he retired from the civil service in 2007.^[3] He later became senior policy advisor for Denton's, a Canadian law firm,^[4] and had a key role on Justin Trudeau's transition team following the 2015 election.^[4][5]

Awards

Year	Award	Notes
2000	Prime Minister’s Outstanding Achievement Award [6]
2002	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal [7]
2012	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal [8]

References

1. "Trudeau to appoint seven new senators". The Globe and Mail, March 18, 2016.
2. "Justin Trudeau names seven new senators". The Toronto Star, March 18, 2016.
3. "Senior deputy minister resigns". canada.com, January 25, 2007.
4. "Peter Harder's job on Trudeau transition team praised by former bureacrats". Ottawa Citizen, October 21, 2015.
5. "Peter Harder's job on Trudeau transition team praised by former bureacrats". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
6. "Privy Council Office: List of Past Recipients". , February 27, 2015.
7. "The Golden Jubilee Medal Recipients". , March 18, 2016.
8. "The Diamond Jubilee Medal Recipients". , March 18, 2016.