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Leonardo Pellegrini joins the PMO as the special assistant in the issues management and parliamentaryaffairs team.

“I am honoured to be a part of this government during a critical time in our nation’s history and to join an exceptional team committed to supporting all Canadians,” Pellegrini wrote in a post on LinkedIn.

Prior to the move, Pellegrini spent two years as an analyst at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and previously worked as a student employee at the House of Commons.

Camellia Celestino is moving off the hill, leaving her role as a communications advisor in the PMO to join the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV).

Celestino has held numerous communications role in the past, including at the office of the Minsiter of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities between 2023 to 2025.