Peter Harder (politician)

Peter Harder
Representative of the Government in the Senate
In office
March 23, 2016 – December 31, 2019
Preceded byClaude Carignan (as Leader of the Government in the Senate)
Succeeded byMarc Gold
Canadian Senator
from Ontario
Assumed office
March 23, 2016
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byDavid Johnston
ConstituencyOttawa
Personal details
Born (1952-08-25) August 25, 1952
PartyProgressive Senate Group (since 2020)
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V. Peter Harder PC (born August 25, 1952) is a Canadian senator and a former senior civil servant in the Government of Canada. He was the nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 18, 2016 and was the first Trudeau-appointed senator to take office. He was the inaugural office holder of the role of Representative of the Government in the Senate, representing the Trudeau government in the Senate during Trudeau's first term as Prime Minister from 2016 to 2019. He is currently a member of the Progressive Senate Group.