New PCO clerk Hannaford works well with civil service and political staff, sources say, with ‘job one’ to help ‘shepherd this government through the next two years’ before election

A public servant since 1995, John Hannaford has served in many senior-level positions, including as deputy minister of International Trade, and foreign and defence policy adviser to the prime minister.

Outgoing Clerk of the Privy Council Janice Charette, left, and incoming clerk John Hannaford. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 19, 2023

When he becomes the top federal bureaucrat on June 30, John Hannaford's priority will be to help "shepherd this government through the next two years" before the next federal election is scheduled to take place, according to one of his predecessors.

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