Angelo Persichilli
Director of communications in the Prime Minister's Office
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Angelo Persichilli (born 1948) is an Italian born Canadian journalist and newspaper editor who emigrated from Italy to Canada in 1975.
Angelo Persichilli | |
|---|---|
| Director of Communications to the Prime Minister of Canada | |
| In office 2011–2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Dimitri Soudas |
| Succeeded by | Andrew MacDougall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) |
| Party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Profession | Communications Executive |
Director of Communications
He was announced in August 2011 as the new director of communications in the Prime Minister's Office,[2] but resigned in March 2012 after less than a year in the job.[3]
He was the first director of communications to not speak both French and English, Canada's official languages, which prompted an official complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.[4]
Prior to joining the PMO, Persichilli worked as a columnist for the Toronto Star, and as an editor of the Italian language newspaper Corriere Canadese.[2] He was previously also a producer of multilingual newscasts on OMNI Television.[2]
On March 8, 2013, Persichilli was appointed as a citizenship judge for the Greater Toronto Area.[5]
