The prime minister is losing his fourth director of communications since coming to office just over four years ago. John Williamson, who arrived in the Prime Minister's Office less than eight months ago, is departing to make a bid for elected office in the New Brunswick riding of former Tory cabinet minister Greg Thompson. Thompson's seat in New Brunswick Southwest, however, won't be vacant until the next general election, which could be many months away, and Williamson must still contest the party nomination and then an election campaign. Williamson, 40, is the former head of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation who had just left Ottawa to pursue a masters degree at the London School of Economics when the prime minister pressed him into service last August. Williamson replaced Kory Teneycke, who was Harper's communications director for only 13 months before moving back to the private sector.
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