Former Justice Minister David Lametti will be leaving his job as principal secretary to Prime Minister Mark Carney after just a couple of months on the job, sources tell CBC News.

Lametti, who played hockey alongside Carney at the University of Oxford, announced his appointment in July with a photo of himself with the prime minister posted on social media.

The position is one of the most senior in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), considered key in handling Carney's political and policy agenda. Lametti also served as an adviser during the federal election campaign.

He was hired to replace Tom Pitfield, who had been filling in on an interim basis but has not yet left the PMO.

Lametti previously represented the Montreal riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun and served as justice minister in Ju

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