Peter Boehm

Peter Boehm
Boehm in 2020
Canadian Senator
from Ontario
Assumed office
October 3, 2018
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byJulie Payette
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Deputy Minister for the G7 Summit and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister (Sherpa)
In office
June 2017 – September 2018
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Deputy Minister of International Development
In office
2016–2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Ambassador of Canada to Germany
In office
2008–2012
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byPaul Dubois
Succeeded byMarie Gervais-Vidricaire
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
In office
1997–2001
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byBrian Dickson
Succeeded byPaul D. Durand
Personal details
Born
Peter Michael Boehm

(1954-04-26) April 26, 1954 (age 70)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Carleton University
Wilfrid Laurier University
Profession

Peter Michael Boehm (born April 26, 1954) is a Canadian politician, former diplomat and deputy minister. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in October 2018. Boehm was ambassador of Canada to Germany from 2008 to 2012. He was associate deputy minister and then senior associate deputy minister at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada from 2012 to 2016. He became deputy minister of international development in March 2016, and on July 31, 2017, was appointed deputy minister for the 2018 G7 Summit.[1] He also continued as the Canadian "Sherpa" or personal representative of the prime minister for the G7 summits, as well as the Nuclear Security Summit.[2]

On October 3, 2018, Boehm was nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the Senate after he was recommended by the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service". pm.gc.ca. Office of the Prime Minister. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Meet Peter Boehm, Laurier's 'champion' with the federal government". Wilfrid Laurier University. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Trudeau names journalist, Indigenous activist and diplomat to the Senate". CBC News. CBC. October 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Prime Minister announces the appointment of three senators". pm.gc.ca (Press release). PMO. October 3, 2018.