Premier Robert Ghiz's driver and special assistant has been charged with impaired driving.

Jamie MacPhail, 23, of Argyle Shore has worked in the premier's office for a few years.

MacPhail wasn't working at the time of the incident.

He was charged in late January, Charlottetown police told CBC News.

MacPhail is on a leave of absence until the case makes its way through the court system, according to an official with the premier's office.