About Robert Marleau:
Robert Marleau was appointed Information Commissioner of Canada in 2007. As Information Commissioner of Canada, Robert Marleau is an independent ombudsman who investigates complaints from those who believe they have been denied rights under the Access to Information Act. Robert Marleau reports directly to Parliament.
Robert Marleau has had a distinguished career working in Parliament, and was Clerk of the House of Commons of Canada for 13 years. In 2003 with the sudden resignation of George Radwanski as Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Robert Marleau stepped in as Interim Privacy Commissioner to ensure that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner could operate until Parliament had time to appoint a new Privacy Commissioner.
Information Commissioner of Canada:
2007 to present
Education:
BA - University of Ottawa
Business Career of Robert Marleau:
Principal, RDM Consulting, a parliamentary consulting practice with work in Canada, Africa and the Caribbean.
Career Highlights of Robert Marleau:
- Robert Marleau joined the House of Commons as a Committee Clerk.
- In 31 years with the House of Commons, Robert Marleau held a variety of increasingly senior positions, including Deputy Secretary General of Parliamentary Relations and Clerk Assistant of the House of Commons.
- Robert Marleau was Clerk of the House of Commons from 1987 to 2000.
- He was Senior Adviser to the Speaker of the House of Commons from 2000 to 2001.
- Robert Marleau retired from the House of Commons in 2001.
- Robert Marleau served as Interim Privacy Commissioner for five months in 2003.
- In January 2007, Robert Marleau was appointed Information Commissioner of Canada.
- Robert Marleau resigned as Information Commissioner of Canada for personal reasons in June 2009.
