Nigel S. Wright

Nigel S. Wright
13th Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister
In office
January 1, 2011 – May 19, 2013
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byGuy Giorno
Succeeded byRay Novak
Personal details
Born (1963-05-18) May 18, 1963 (age 61)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations		Canadian Alliance
Progressive Conservative Party
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BA, LLB)
Harvard University (LLM)
OccupationLawyer and business executive

Nigel S. Wright (born May 18, 1963) is a Canadian businessman and lawyer.[1] He served as the thirteenth Chief of Staff of the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, from September 2010 to May 2013 [2] and is a Senior Managing Director in the London office of Onex Corporation.[3] Wright left the Prime Minister's Office[2] after it was reported that he had used his own money to permit Senator Mike Duffy to repay the government for housing expenses that were, at the time, the subject of media and political controversy.[4]

  1. ^ Jane Taber (September 24, 2010). "Onex executive Nigel Wright becomes Harper's chief of staff". Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Christina Commisso (May 19, 2013). "Stephen Harper's right-hand man resigns over expense crisis". CTV. Toronto. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  3. ^ McNish, Jacquie (24 November 2014). "Nigel Wright pilots $5-billion in deals for Onex". The Globe and Mail. Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ^ Michael Woods and Teresa Smith (May 28, 2013). "Senate committee votes to send Mike Duffy expense investigation to the RCMP". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver. Retrieved May 29, 2013.[permanent dead link]