Person Profile

Pitfield, Peter Michael

1937–

Also Known As: Michael

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Biography

After his naval service he was the youngest ever Clerk of the Privy Council (Prime Minister Trudeau's Deputy Minister) he was the key person to engineer the patriation of the Constitution in 1982 which included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

He served from the mid 1980s until 2002 as vice chairman of Power Corporation, and was a Director Emeritus of the company.

Military Service

He was appointed as a direct entry Naval Cadet RCN(R) 1958.

He served in HMCS Carleton for UNTD 1958.

He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Communications Course 1960. (He was released.)

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