Pierre Blais

Pierre Blais
Chairman of the Security Intelligence Review Committee
In office
May 1, 2015 – July 19, 2019
Appointed byStephen Harper
Preceded byDeborah Grey (acting)
Succeeded byMarie Deschamps (as Chair of the NSIRA)
2nd Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal
In office
September 22, 2009 – June 23, 2014
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byMichaëlle Jean
Preceded byJohn D. Richard
Succeeded byKaren Sharlow
President of the Privy Council
In office
June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
Prime MinisterKim Campbell
Preceded byJoe Clark
Succeeded byMarcel Massé
Minister of Justice
In office
January 4, 1993 – November 3, 1993
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Kim Campbell
Preceded byKim Campbell
Succeeded byAllan Rock
Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
In office
February 23, 1990 – January 3, 1993
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byBernard Valcourt (1989)
Succeeded byPierre H. Vincent
Solicitor General of Canada
In office
January 30, 1989 – February 22, 1990
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byJames Kelleher (1988)
Succeeded byPierre Cadieux
Member of Parliament
for Bellechasse
In office
September 4, 1984 – October 25, 1993
Preceded byAlain Garant
Succeeded byFrançois Langlois
Personal details
BornDecember 30, 1948
Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada
Alma materLaval University

Pierre Blais PC (born December 30, 1948) is a Canadian jurist and former politician and Cabinet minister.[1] He also served as the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal until his retirement in June 2014.[2]

On May 1, 2015, Blais was appointed as chairman of the Security Intelligence Review Committee by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, replacing Interim Chair Deborah Grey who was stepping down from the Committee.[3] The SIRC was dissolved on July 19, 2019, with the creation of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency. Blais served as a member of the NSIRA until his term expired on May 1, 2020.

  1. ^ "Members". Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference About was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "PM announces appointments to the Security Intelligence Review Committee". Prime Minister's Office. May 1, 2015. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015.

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