Stéphane Perrault (born in

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

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), is a Canadian civil servant and the current Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.

Career

Perrault started his law career clerking for Supreme Court justice

Claire L'Heureux-Dubé Claire L'Heureux-Dubé (born September 7, 1927) is a retired Canadian judge who served as a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1987 to 2002. She was the first woman from Quebec and the second woman appointed to this position, aft ...

. Perrault began his public sector career in 1998 as a Counsel with

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. In 2007, Perrault joined

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. In December 2016, following the resignation of

Marc Mayrand Marc Mayrand is a Canadian public servant who served as the sixth chief electoral officer of Canada from 2007 to 2016, where he oversaw Elections Canada. Career Mayrand studied law at the University of Ottawa and the London School of Economics ...

, Perrault was appointed Acting Chief Electoral Officer.

References

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