Richard Fadden

Richard Fadden
Fadden in 2014
National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister
Associate Secretary to the Cabinet
In office
January 19, 2015 – March 31, 2016
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Justin Trudeau
SecretaryJanice Charette
Preceded byStephen Rigby
Succeeded byDaniel Jean
Deputy Minister of National Defence
In office
May 13, 2013 – January 18, 2015
Minister
Preceded byRobert Fonberg
Succeeded byJohn Forster
7th Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
In office
June 2009 – May 2013
Minister
Preceded byJim Judd
Succeeded byMichel Coulombe
Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
In office
July 1, 2006 – June 27, 2009
Minister
Preceded byJanice Charette
Succeeded byNeil Yeates
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
In office
2002–2005
Minister
Preceded byRonald L. Doering
Succeeded byFrançois Guimont
Personal details
BornSeptember 1951 (age 73)
Alma mater
AwardsOrder of Canada

Richard Brian Marcel Fadden OC (born September 1951) is a Canadian former civil servant who was the national security advisor to the prime minister of Canada and an associate secretary to the cabinet.[1] He retired from that position on March 31, 2016.[2] He had previously served as the deputy minister for the Department of National Defence from 2013 to 2015. From 2009 to 2013, he was the director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). He was previously the deputy minister for Citizenship and Immigration Canada from 2006 to 2009.

  1. ^ "Richard Brian Marcel Fadden". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  2. ^ "Richard Fadden". Capital Hill Group. Retrieved 2018-04-18.