# Chef de Cabinet

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{{short description|Senior civil servant who acts as an aide or private secretary to a government figure}}
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In some Francophone countries and international organisations, a '''{{lang|fr|chef de cabinet}}''' ([French](/source/French_language); literally 'head of office') is a senior [official](/source/civil_servant) working for a high-ranking political or administrative figure. The most prominent are those of the chief of state themselves or a [government minister](/source/Minister_(government)). They are typically responsible for running the office ({{lang|fr|cabinet}}) and may serve a similar function to a [private secretary](/source/private_secretary) (United Kingdom) or [chief of staff](/source/Chief_of_staff_(politics)) (United States). In fact, in Canada the position is called [Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister](/source/Chief_of_Staff_to_the_Prime_Minister_(Canada)) in English since 1987. Previously the Canadian position was called "Principal Secretary", as it still is in several other Commonwealth countries.

The title is also used by the head of an office in the [United Nations Secretariat](/source/United_Nations_Secretariat), appointed by the [Secretary-General](/source/United_Nations_Secretary-General), or in the [European Commission](/source/European_Commission), appointed by an individual [European Commissioner](/source/European_Commissioner) for their [personal cabinet](/source/Cabinet_(European_Commission)). The current {{lang|fr|chef de cabinet}} to the United Nations [Secretary-General](/source/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations) is [Courtenay Rattray](/source/Earle_Courtenay_Rattray) of Jamaica.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica - Chef de Cabinet {{!}} United Nations Secretary-General |url=https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/personnel-appointments/2021-12-17/mr-courtenay-rattray-of-jamaica-chef-de-cabinet |website=un.org |access-date=July 15, 2022 |date=December 17, 2021}}</ref>

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