Trudeau appoints new Liberal campaign director: Who is Andrew Bevan? – National [Video]

The Liberal Party of Canada has been without a national campaign director for over a month, but that changed on Sunday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed veteran Liberal Andrew Bevan to the post. Bevan will serve during the next federal election.

The post became empty last month when longtime Trudeau advisor Jeremy Broadhurst resigned, delivering a blow to the party.

Last year, Bevan was appointed chief of staff to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and senior advisor to the prime minister. He was involved in developing and rolling out the most recent federal budget, the Liberal Party said in a press release.

Bevan came to the role from provincial politics, having previously served as chief of staff and principal secretary to former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne.

He also has experience working on electoral campaigns, having volunteered for the late former Liberal MP John Godfrey in 1993 and as director of communications for Stephane Dion’s …