Angelo Persichilli | |
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Director of Communications to the Prime Minister of Canada | |
In office 2011–2012 | |
Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Dimitri Soudas |
Succeeded by | Andrew MacDougall |
Personal details | |
Born | 1948 Campobasso, Italy[1] |
Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
Profession | Communications Executive |
Angelo Persichilli (born 1948) is an Italian born Canadian journalist and newspaper editor who emigrated from Italy to Canada in 1975.
Main article: Director of Communications (Office of the Prime Minister) |
He was announced in August 2011 as the new director of communications in the Prime Minister's Office,[2] but resigned in March 2012 after less than a year in the job.[3]
He was the first director of communications to not speak both French and English, Canada's official languages, which prompted an official complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.[4]
Prior to joining the PMO, Persichilli worked as a columnist for the Toronto Star, and as an editor of the Italian language newspaper Corriere Canadese.[2] He was previously also a producer of multilingual newscasts on OMNI Television.[2]
On March 8, 2013, Persichilli was appointed as a citizenship judge for the Greater Toronto Area.[5]