16 Facts About Jenni Byrne

Jenni Byrne is a political advisor, political commentator, and government relations expert.

Jenni Byrne is currently advisor to federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and operates her own consulting firm, Jenni Byrne + Associates.

Jenni Byrne's mother was a teacher, who died in 2010 at the age of 58.

Jenni Byrne's father is a carpenter who joined the Reform Party in the 1990s to protest the long-gun registry enacted as part of the Firearms Act, introduced by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Jean Chretien.

Jenni Byrne was a nursing student at Georgian College but did not graduate.

Jenni Byrne later attended the University of Ottawa, where she organized campus clubs for the Reform Party of Canada and did not graduate.

Jenni Byrne became involved in politics at age 16 when she joined the Reform Party.

Jenni Byrne eventually became the President of the student Reform Party Club at the University of Ottawa.

Once referred to as "the most powerful woman in Ottawa," Jenni Byrne has been called Prime Minister Harper's "single best political organizer", a dedicated Harper loyalist who believed in the party during its darkest days.

Jenni Byrne was the deputy national campaign manager in the 2006,2008, and 2011 federal elections, serving under Doug Finley.

Between elections, Jenni Byrne served in several roles in the Prime Minister's Office, including advisor to Chief of Staff Ian Brodie and Director of Issues Management, and at the headquarters of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Jenni Byrne served as campaign manager of the machine designed and largely still run by Finley, taking the pressure off him to allow his pursuit of cancer treatment.

Shortly before the election, Jenni Byrne was reported to have left the Conservative Party's campaign office in Ottawa and returned to Calgary.

Jenni Byrne was a regular member of David Herle's podcast, The Herle Burly and when the show was split into two separate programs she moved to Herle's commentary-only podcast Curse of Politics.

Jenni Byrne is currently on hiatus from her role on the show in order to focus on her role supporting Pierre Poilievre at the Conservative Party of Canada.

Jenni Byrne was previously involved in a romantic relationship with Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, whose campaign for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada she helped to direct.