Dimitri Soudas (born July 10, 1979) is the former

Director of Communications Director of communications is a position in both the private and public sectors. A director of communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. Directors of communications supervis ...

to the Canadian Prime Minister

Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper is the first and only prime minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ...

, former Executive Director of the

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and former Executive Director of the

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. Soudas is the former Executive Director (Communications) and Press Chief of the

Career

Between 2006 and 2011, Soudas was a "high profile" member of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's communication team, and one of the Prime Minister's "closest and most faithful aides". Initially serving as a Press Secretary and later as an Associate Director of Communications for the prime minister's office, Soudas was appointed as Director of Communications for the prime minister's office following the resignation of his predecessor, John Williamson, in the spring of 2010. On June 1, 2011, Soudas revealed he would be stepping down as Harper's chief spokesman. He was succeeded by Angelo Persichilli."Harper finds new communication director in ranks of ethnic media"
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'', August 31, 2011. Beginning in October 2011, Soudas served as Executive Director of Communications for the

. In December 2013, Soudas resigned from the Canadian Olympic Committee, and was appointed Executive Director of the

. In March 2014, Harper demanded Soudas's resignation after allegations emerged that Soudas had used party resources to help his fiancée, Eve Adams, in her bid for the Conservative nomination in Oakville North—Burlington. On February 9, 2015, Eve Adams crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party caucus. Soudas is the former Managing Partner of Stampede Group, which specializes in food trade into Asian markets and business development. He also served as Executive Vice President of Business Affairs and Corporate Sponsorship for the World Equestrian Games. Soudas serves as Chairman of the Board of Merry Montreal, a not-for-profit organization that organizes a holiday event in Montreal.

Awards

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

(2012) * "Lifetime Honorary Board Member" of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (2010)

References

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