Trudeau appoints new Liberal campaign director: Who is Andrew Bevan?
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Party veteran Andrew Bevan will serve as campaign director for the Liberals in the next federal election. Bevan held key roles on former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne's staff.
The Liberal Party of Canada has been without a national campaign director for over a month, but that changed on Sunday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed veteran Liberal Andrew Bevan to the post. Bevan will serve during the next federal election.
The post became empty last month when longtime Trudeau advisor Jeremy Broadhurst resigned, delivering a blow to the party.
Last year, Bevan was appointed chief of staff to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and senior advisor to the prime minister. He was involved in developing and rolling out the most recent federal budget, the Liberal Party said in a press release.
Bevan came to the role from provincial politics, having previously served as chief of staff and principal secretary to former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne.
He also has experience working on electoral campaigns, having volunteered for the late former Liberal MP John Godfrey in 1993 and as director of communications for Stephane Dion’s bid for Liberal leader in 2006. He also served as Dion’s chief of staff and principal secretary in opposition from 2007 to 2008.
Trudeau also appointed Marjorie Michel to the post of deputy campaign director. Michel’s background is in Quebec politics, where she held key positions in the Liberal Party’s 2019 and 2021 campaigns.
“Andrew Bevan has been a leader in moving forward progressive priorities for more than 30 year,” Trudeau said in a statement.
Bevan said his work would focus on connecting Canadians with the Liberal Party and highlighting the government’s work.
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