Jean-Marc Hamel

Jean-Marc Hamel, OC (February 19, 1925 – May 24, 2024) was a Canadian government official. He was the Chief Electoral Officer from 1966 to 1990.

Jean-Marc Hamel
4th Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
In office 1966–1990
Preceded by	Nelson Jules Castonguay
Succeeded by	Jean-Pierre Kingsley
Personal details
Born	(1925-02-19)February 19, 1925 Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
Died	May 24, 2024(2024-05-24) (aged 99) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Université Laval

Born in Lotbinière, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1948 and a Master of Commerce degree in 1949 from Université Laval. He received a M.P.A. from Syracuse University in 1956.

In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his ability to work with political parties, candidates, the media and the general public helped to foster the atmosphere of confidence now associated with the entire Canadian electoral system".^[1]

Hamel was predeceased by his wife Jacqueline in April 2002.^[2] He died on May 24, 2024, at the age of 99.^[3]