{{Short description|8th Privacy Commissioner of Canada}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Daniel Therrien | native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.--> | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | image_upright = | image = <!--If this is specified, "image" should not be.--> | alt = | caption = | order = | office = 8th Privacy Commissioner of Canada | term_start = 5 June 2014 | term_end = 26 June 2022 | predecessor = Chantal Bernier | successor = | pronunciation = | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = }}
'''Daniel Therrien''' is a Canadian lawyer and civil servant who was the privacy commissioner of Canada from June 5, 2014 to June 26, 2022.
==Education== Therrien holds a Bachelor of Arts and a law degree from the University of Ottawa. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1981.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Privacy Commissioner of Canada |url=https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the-opc/who-we-are/the-privacy-commissioner-of-canada/ |website=www.priv.gc.ca |publisher=Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada |date=14 December 2018 |access-date=3 August 2020 |archive-date=25 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725011112/https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the-opc/who-we-are/the-privacy-commissioner-of-canada/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career== Prior to his appointment as privacy commissioner, Therrien held various positions within the Canadian federal government. His last position before his appointment was as assistant deputy attorney general for the public safety, defence and immigration portfolio. He held that position from 2005 until his appointment in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Government of Canada |first1=Department of Justice |title=Biographical Notes - Department of Justice Canada Minister's Transition Book |url=https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/trans/transition/2015/tab8.html |website=www.justice.gc.ca |accessdate=3 August 2020 |date=15 April 2016 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914104731/https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/trans/transition/2015/tab8.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Privacy commissioner== Therrien was appointed as the privacy commissioner of Canada on June 5, 2014. The appointment was approved by the House of Commons in a 153–75 vote.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Malley |first1=Katie |title=Daniel Therrien's appointment to privacy post gets House approval |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/daniel-therrien-s-appointment-to-privacy-post-gets-house-approval-1.2665983 |website=CBC News |publisher=CBC |accessdate=3 August 2020 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809000653/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/daniel-therrien-s-appointment-to-privacy-post-gets-house-approval-1.2665983 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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