Katie Telford was born on 1978 and is a Canadian political strategist who was the Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from 2015 to 2025.
13 Facts About Katie Telford
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Katie Telford served as Trudeau's chief campaign advisor during his successful campaign in the 2015 election.
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Katie Telford is the longest-tenured chief of staff to a prime minister in Canadian history.
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Katie Telford's parents were public servants; her father was Australian and her mother was from Hamilton, Ontario.
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When Katie Telford was 12, she worked as a page for several weeks in the Ontario legislature.
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Katie Telford studied political science at the University of Ottawa, where she joined the debate club and ultimately became the club's president.
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From 2004 to 2006, Katie Telford was chief of staff to Ontario Education Minister Gerard Kennedy and headed his campaign in the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.
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Katie Telford later served as deputy chief of staff for Liberal leader Stephane Dion, and worked as a consultant for StrategyCorp in Toronto between her positions with Dion and Trudeau.
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On September 21,2016, The Globe and Mail reported that Katie Telford had charged moving expenses to Canadian taxpayers in the amount of $80,382.55 to relocate her residence from Toronto to Ottawa.
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Katie Telford was accused of a conflict of interest when it was revealed that her husband's firm received $84 million to manage the rent assistance aid program.
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Katie Telford has been called by members of the media and opposition parties to testify about alleged Chinese interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, as of March 2023.
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Katie Telford was influential in Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the negotiations of the Liberal-NDP supply and confidence agreement.
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Katie Telford is married to Rob Silver, a consultant for a public affairs agency.