Audrey O'Brien | |
Order: | 12th |
Office: | Clerk of the Canadian House of Commons |
Term Start: | 11 October 2005[1] |
Term End: | 2015 |
Primeminister: | Paul Martin Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
Governor General: | Adrienne Clarkson Michaƫlle Jean David Johnston |
Predecessor: | William C. Corbett |
Successor: | Marc Bosc (acting) |
Occupation: | Parliamentary official |
Audrey Elizabeth O'Brien was the 12th, and first female, Clerk of the House of Commons of Canada. She was appointed in 2005. The Clerk of the House is a Governor-in-Council nomination and is the chief executive of the administration of the House of Commons.[2] In December 2015, she was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada for her contributions in the administration of the House of Commons.[3]