Eddie Goldenberg

Eddie Goldenberg
9th Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister
In office
2003
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byPercy Downe
Succeeded byTim Murphy
Personal details
Born
Edward Goldenberg

1948 (age 7677)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Alma materMcGill University
ProfessionLawyer

Edward Goldenberg CM (born 1948), known as Eddie Goldenberg, is a Canadian lawyer and writer who served as a senior advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien for decades. Described as Chrétien's "Machiavelli", from 1993 until 2003 he was chief policy advisor to the Prime Minister, becoming chief of staff in 2003. Along with Jean Pelletier and Aline Chrétien, he was considered Chrétien's most influential political guide. Goldenberg's 2006 memoir, The Way It Works, focused on his time in government. He is the son of former Canadian Senator and lawyer H. Carl Goldenberg.