Daniel Therrien is a Canadian lawyer and civil servant who was the

privacy commissioner of Canada The privacy commissioner of Canada (french: Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée du Canada) is a non-partisan ombudsman and officer of the Parliament of Canada. The commissioner investigates complaints regarding violations of the fed ...

from June 5, 2014 to June 26, 2022.

Education

Therrien holds a Bachelor of Arts and a law degree from the

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottaw ...

. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1981.

Career

Prior to his appointment as privacy commissioner, Therrien held various positions within the Canadian federal government. His last position before his appointment was as assistant deputy attorney general for the public safety, defence and immigration portfolio. He held that position from 2005 until his appointment in 2014.

Privacy commissioner

Therrien was appointed as the privacy commissioner of Canada on June 5, 2014. The appointment was approved by the

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in a 153–75 vote.

References

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