Nathalie Drouin Takes Over as Trudeau’s National Security Adviser With Thomas’s Retirement

Published on January 12, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Nathalie Drouin will become his next National Security and Intelligence Adviser (NSIA). Current NSIA Jody Thomas is retiring and Ms. Drouin will take over the role on Jan. 27, the Prime Minster’s Office (PMO) indicated in a Jan. 12 statement announcing multiple changes to the senior ranks of the public service. Ms. Drouin currently serves as deputy clerk of the Privy Council, the prime minister’s department, and will remain in that role. Ms. Drouin has diplomas in law and business administration, and she has spent most of her public service career in legal affairs....

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