From the Prime Minister's Web Site (http://www.pm.gc.ca/)
Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service
August 11, 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service:
Michelle Chartrand, currently President of the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada, becomes Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office.
Nicole Jauvin, currently Associate Clerk of the Privy Council for Senior Personnel, becomes President of the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada.
Maryantonett Flumian, currently Deputy Head of Service Canada and Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, becomes Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office.
Hélène Gosselin, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Health, becomes Deputy Head of Service Canada and Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development.
Kathy OHara, currently Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Machinery of Government), Privy Council Office, becomes Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development.
André Juneau, currently Deputy Head of Infrastructure and Communities, becomes Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office.
Louis Ranger, currently Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, takes on the additional responsibility of Deputy Head of Infrastructure and Communities.
Paul Leblanc, currently Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Socio-Economic Policy and Regional Operations, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, becomes Executive Vice-President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
John Knubley, currently Vice-President, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Natural Resources.
Daphne Meredith, currently Assistant Secretary, Corporate Priorities and Planning Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Public Works and Government Services.
Susan Cartwright, currently Assistant Secretary, Treasury Board Secretariat, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Health.
Ian Shugart, currently Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Policy Branch, Health Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of the Environment.
George Da Pont, currently Acting Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, becomes Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard.
These appointments are effective September 5, 2006, with the exception of the appointment of Kathy OHara, which will be effective October 2, 2006.
Biographical notes attached.
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MICHELLE CHARTRAND Date of Birth March 1948
Education Masters degree in Science (Marine Resource Management), University of
Quebec (UQAR)
Masters degree in Education, University of Ottawa (Program courses completed)
Bachelors degree in Arts, University of Ottawa
Bachelors degree in Education, University of Montreal
Professional Experience December 2003 to present
President of the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada
April 2003 to December 2003
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Senior Personnel and Special Projects), Privy Council Office
July 2000 - April 2003
Commissioner of the Public Service Commission
June 1997 to July 2000
Regional Director General, Laurentian Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1995 - 1997
Regional Director, Canadian Coast Guard, Laurentian Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1994 - 1995
Responsible for the Development of the Oceans Act, Ottawa, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1992 - 1994
Director General, Policy and Strategy, Ottawa, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1990 - 1992
Director, Scientific Liaison and Coordination, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, then Director, Oceans Development, Ottawa, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1989 - 1990
Educational leave, Masterss degree in Science (Marine Resource Management), University of Quebec, Rimouski
1988 - 1989
Director, Staff Relations and Compensation, Ottawa, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1986 - 1988
Director, Human Resources, Ottawa, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1985 - 1986
Responsible for the workforce adjustment program in Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1981 - 1985
Director, Official languages and Employment Equity programs, Ottawa, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1975 - 1981
Language Teacher and then Coordinator, Employment Equity Programs, Ottawa, Public Service Commission
NICOLE JAUVIN Date of Birth June 1957
Education Member of the Quebec Bar
Diploma of specialized studies in law, University of Ottawa
Licentiate of Laws, University of Ottawa
Diploma in International Co-operation, Institute for International Co-operation
Bachelor of Arts (Communications), University of Ottawa
Professional Experience Since February 2006
Associate Clerk of the Privy Council for Senior Personnel
2003 - 2006
Deputy Minister of Social Development
2000 to 2003
Deputy Solicitor General of Canada
1997 - 2000
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Counsel
1995 - 1997
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Machinery of Government, Privy Council Office
1992 - 1995
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Security and Intelligence, Privy Council Office
1991 - 1992
Director, Policy and Planning Systems, Senior Personnel Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1987 - 1991
Privy Council Officer, then Senior Officer, Machinery of Government, Privy Council Office
1983 - 1987
Privy Council Officer, Security and Intelligence Secretariat, Privy Council Office
MARYANTONETT FLUMIAN Date of Birth August 1953
Education Bachelor, History, University of Toronto
Masters, History, University of Ottawa
Professional Experience Since February 2006
Deputy Head of Service Canada and Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
2005 - 2006
Deputy Minister for Service Canada
2003 - 2005
Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Social Development Canada and Deputy Minister of Labour
2001 - 2003
Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources Development
2000 - 2001
Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Firearms Centre, Department of Justice
1999 - 2000
Special Assignments, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
1997 - 1999
Executive Advisor on Federal-Nunavut Relations, Office of the Interim Commissioner, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
1994 - 1997
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Western Economic Diversification
1992 - 1994
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Strategic Planning and Consultations, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
1991 - 1992
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Program Planning, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
1987 - 1991
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre
1985 - 1987
Chief of Staff to Minister (Legislation), Department of Labour, Government of Ontario
1981 - 1985
Program Officer, Industry and Labour Adjustment Program, then Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Department of Finance
HÉLÈNE GOSSELIN Education B.A. (Honours), Economics, Bishops University
M.A. Public Administration, Carleton University
Professional Experience Since December 2004
Associate Deputy Minister of Health
2003 - 2004
Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence and for eight months, Acting Deputy Minister of National Defence
2002 - 2003
Deputy Secretary, Intergovernmental Policy, Privy Council Office
2000 - 2002
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Canadian Heritage
1999 - 2000
Director, Strategic Operations, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office
1997 - 1999
Director General, Trade and Operations Integration and Management Consulting, Industry Canada
1995 - 1997
Senior Departmental Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Industry Canada
1981 - 1995
Various positions with the Department of Industry, Science and Technology, Treasury Board Secretariat and Industry Canada
KATHY OHARA Date of Birth November 1952
Education Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto
Masters, Business Administration and Commerce, University of British Columbia
Masters, Public Policy, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Professional Experience September 2002 to Present
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Machinery of Government), Privy Council Office
June 2001 - August 2002
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office
September 1995 - June 2001
Assistant Deputy Minister, International Affairs, Human Resources Development Canada; Interchange assignment, Research Fellow, Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc.; then Assistant Secretary, Social and Cultural Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
August 1993 - August 1995
Assistant Deputy Minister, Portfolio Management and Assistant Deputy Solicitor General, Public Security, Solicitor General of Canada; then Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Security Reform, Human Resources Development Canada
January 1989 - August 1993
Director General, Policy Development; Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Planning and Information Branch, National Health and Welfare Canada; then Assistant Secretary, Planning, Federal-Provincial Relations Office; then Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Policy and Strategic Planning, Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada
November 1985 - December 1988
Interchange Assignment, Canadian Auto Workers; Director, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Affairs Secretariat, Privy Council Office; then Director of Operations, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office
June 1981 - November 1985
Policy Analyst, Ministry of State for Social Development; then Officer and Senior Analyst, Priorities and Planning Secretariat, Privy Council Office
August 1973 - May 1981
Various positions at the Treasury Board Secretariat and at Public Works and Government Services Canada; then teaching Assistant, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
ANDRÉ JUNEAU Date of Birth October 1948
Education Master of Arts, Urban Affairs, New School for Social Research, New York
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Ottawa
Professional Experience Since February 2006
Deputy Head of Infrastructure and Communities
2002 - 2006
Deputy Head of the Office of Infrastructure of Canada
2001 - 2002
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office and, since February 2002, concurrently Deputy Head, Office of Infrastructure and Crown Corporations of Canada
1998 - 2001
Deputy Secretary, Intergovernmental Operations, Privy Council Office
1993 - 1998
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Consultation Branch, Health Canada
1988 - 1993
Director General, then Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration Policy, Employment and Immigration Canada
1985 - 1988
Director General, Labour Market Policy, Employment and Immigration Canada
1982 - 1985
Senior Analyst, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office
1981 - 1982
Head of the Division of Socio-Economic Development, Finance Canada
1979 - 1981
Senior Economist, Finance Canada
1977 - 1979
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Finance Canada
1975 - 1977
Officer, Federal Provincial Relations, Finance Canada
1973 - 1975
Research Assistant, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
LOUIS RANGER Date of Birth December 1949
Education Masters, Economics, Université de Montréal
Bachelor, Economics, University of Ottawa
Professional Experience Since February 2006
Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
2002 - 2006
Deputy Minister of Transport
2001 - 2002
Associate Deputy Minister of Transport
1996 - 2001
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada
1995 - 1996
Director of Operations, Economic and Regional Development, Privy Council Office
1991 - 1995
Director General, Air Policy and Programs, Policy and Coordination, Transport Canada
1989 - 1991
Director General, Economic Analysis, Policy and Coordination, Transport Canada
1986 - 1989
Director, Passenger Policy and Programs, Policy and Coordination, Transport Canada
1981 - 1986
Senior Policy Analyst, and then Chief, Policies and Program Evaluation, Rail Passenger Directorate, Transport Canada
1980 - 1981
Senior Policy Advisor, International Transport Policy Committee, Canadian Transport Commission
1978 - 1980
Transportation Advisor in West Africa, Canadian International Development Agency
1974 - 1978
Economist, Research Branch, and then Railway Transport Committee, Canadian Transport Commission
PAUL J. LEBLANC Date of Birth February 1951
Education Master's degree, Business administration, Université de Moncton
Bachelor's degree (Honors), Psychology, Sociology, Université de Moncton
Professional Experience Since September 2004
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Socio-Economic Policy and Regional Operations, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
1997 - 2004
Vice-President, Policies and Programs, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
1995 - 1997
Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Affairs, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
1995 - 1995
Executive Director, Corporate Services, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
1994 - 1994
Vice-President, Prince Edward Island Region, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
1992 - 1993
Departmental Secretary, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
1991 - 1992
Director General, Development, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
1987 - 1991
Director General, Human Resources, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
1983 - 1987
Director, New Brunswick Region, Public Service Commission of Canada
1982 - 1983
Director, Kouchibouguac National Park, Canadian National Parks
1980 - 1982
Chief, Operations Co ordinator, Public Service Commission of Canada
1977 - 1980
Officier, Human Resources, Correctional Service of Canada
JOHN KNUBLEY Date of Birth June 1952
Education Masters, Public Administration, Harvard University
Masters, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford
Bachelor, Philosophy and Politics, Yale University
Professional Experience Since April 2002
Vice-President, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
2000 - 2002
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Affairs and Planning Branch, Human Resources Development Canada
1998 - 2000
Assistant Deputy Minister, Insurance, Human Resources Development Canada
1996 - 1998
Director General, Social Policy, Strategic Policy Branch, Human Resources Development Canada
1994 - 1996
Director, Operations, Intergovernmental Affairs and Acting Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council Office
1990 - 1994
Director, Strategic Investment Analysis, Micro Economics Policy Analysis, Industry Canada
1985 - 1990
Policy Advisor, Federal-Provincial Relations Office
1980 - 1984
Executive Assistant to the Chairman, Economic Council of Canada
1978 - 1979
Consultant, Intercounsel Limited, supporting an integrated oil company and national bank
DAPHNE MEREDITH Date of Birth September 1957
Education M.A. Economics, Queens University
B.A. (Honours), Economics, Queens University
Professional Experience Since March 2005
Assistant Secretary, Corporate Priorities and Planning Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
2003 - 2005
Assistant Secretary, Economic Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
2002 - 2003
Director General, Strategic Management, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1999 - 2002
Director of Operations, Social Development Policy Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1997 - 1999
Chief, Strategic Planning, Sales Tax Division, Finance Canada
1993 - 1997
Senior Policy Officer, Priorities and Planning Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1992 - 1993
Senior Advisor, Deposit Insurance Review, Finance Canada
1989 - 1992
Senior Consultant, GPC Government Policy Consultants
1986 - 1989
Policy Officer, Financial Institutions Division, Finance Canada
1983 - 1986
Economist, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
1979 - 1982
Research Associate, Royal Military College
1978 - 1979
Adjunct Lecturer, Queens University
SUSAN CARTWRIGHT Education Master of Arts, University of Waterloo
Bachelor (Honours), Arts, University of Victoria
Professional Experience Since February 2006
Assistant Secretary, Accountability in Government, and then Assistant Secretary, Treasury Board Secretariat
2005 - 2006
Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Security & Justice, Treasury Board Secretariat
2003 - 2005
Assistant Secretary, Government Operations Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
2002 - 2003
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1999 - 2002
Director General, European Union, North and West Europe Bureau, Foreign Affairs and International Trade
1996 - 1999
Ambassador, Republic of Hungary, Foreign Affairs and International Trade
1993 - 1996
Senior Departmental Advisor to the Minister of International Trade, Foreign Affairs and International Trade
1993 - 1993
Deputy Advisor, Resource Planning and Management Secretariat, Foreign Affairs and International Trade
1982 - 1992
Foreign Service Officer (Nairobi, Melbourne, Lagos and Mumbai), Foreign Affairs and International Trade
1981 - 1981
Trade Commissioner, Industry, Trade and Commerce
1981 - 1981
Vaughn Willms
1978 - 1979
Ministry of the Environment, Government of British Columbia
IAN SHUGART Date of Birth May 1957
Education Bachelor (Political Economy), University of Toronto
Professional Experience Since January 2005
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Policy Branch, Health Canada
1999 - 2004
Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Policy Branch, Health Canada
1997 - 1999
Visiting Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Protection Branch, Health Canada
1993 - 1997
Executive Director, Medical Research Council
1991 - 1993
Assistant Secretary, Social Policy and Programs Branch, Federal-Provincial Relations Office
1989 - 1991
Chief of Staff to the Minister, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
1984 - 1989
Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister, Department of National Health and Welfare
1982 - 1984
Policy Director, Office of the Leader of the Opposition
1980 - 1982
Constitutional Policy Advisor, Office of the Leader of the Opposition
1979 - 1979
Administrative Secretary to the Premiers Advisory Committee on Confederation, Government of Ontario, Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs
GEORGE DA PONT Date of Birth December 1952
Education Master of Arts, Canadian History, University of Saskatchewan
Bachelor (Honours), History and Political Science, University of Saskatchewan
Professional Experience Since December 2005
Acting Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard
2003 - 2005
Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources and Corporate Services, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
2001 - 2003
Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
2000 - 2001
Associate Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1997 - 1999
Director of Strategic Operations, Economic and Regional Development,
Privy Council Office
1993 - 1997
Director General, Government Relations Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
1992 - 1993
Senior Advisor, Constitutional Affairs, Privy Council Office
1990 - 1992
Director General, Community Negotiations and Implementation Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
1987 - 1990
Director, Community Negotiations Directorate, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
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