News Release

From the Prime Minister's Web Site (http://www.pm.gc.ca/)

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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN THE SENIOR RANKS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE

December 6, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service.

Lucie McClung, currently Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, becomes Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office, effective January 7, 2008, pending her next assignment.

Claire Dansereau, currently Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Socio-Economic Policy and Regional Operations, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, effective January 7, 2008.

Liseanne Forand, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, effective January 7, 2008.

William Pentney, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective January 7, 2008.

Claude Carrière, currently Minister (Economic) and Deputy Head of Mission at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, effective January 28, 2008.

Yves Côté, currently Ombudsman of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Justice, effective January 7, 2008. The government will move quickly to appoint the next Ombudsman.

Peter Sylvester, currently Vice-President, Program Delivery, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, becomes President of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, effective immediately.

Keith Fernandez, currently Senior Deputy Director of Operations, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, becomes Interim Director of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, effective immediately, until such time as a permanent Director is appointed.


Biographical notes attached.


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LUCIE McCLUNG

Education

Bachelor, Criminology, Université de Montréal

Specialization, Clinical Intervention, Reality Therapy Institute, USA

Professional Experience

Since September 2005
Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

2000 - 2005
Commissioner of Corrections, Correctional Service of Canada

2000 to 2000
Assistant Secretary, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office

1996 - 2000
Chief, Task Force on the Review of Administrative Segregation, and then Senior Deputy Commissioner, Correctional Service of Canada

1994 - 1996
Warden, Montée St.-François Institution, Québec region, Correctional Service of Canada

1992 - 1994
Assistant Commissioner, Internal Audits and Investigations, Correctional Service of Canada

1990 - 1992
Director, Operational Planning and Resources Analysis, Corporate Services, Correctional Service of Canada

1989-1990
Assistant Director, Strategic Planning and International Development, Correctional Service of Canada

1987 - 1989
Regional Chief, then Acting Regional Administrator, Planning and Administrative Services, Correctional Service of Canada

1983 - 1987
Training Officer, then Assistant Director, Customer Service, Staff College

1980 - 1983
Parole Officer, Cowansville Institution and Granby Parole Office, Correctional Service of Canada, Québec Region



CLAIRE DANSEREAU

Education

Master of Science, Planning, University of British Columbia

Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, University of British Columbia

Professional Experience

Since November 2006
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Socio-Economic Policy and Regional Operations, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

2005 – 2006
Vice President and Special Advisor to the President, Canadian International Development Agency

2001 – 2005
Executive Director, CUSO

1997 – 2001
Associate Deputy Minister then Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation and Highways, Government of British Columbia

1994 – 1997
Vice-President, Operations, Forest Renewal BC, Government of British Columbia

1993 – 1994
Consultant to the forest industry, Dansereau Consulting and Facilitation

1989 – 1993
Director and Planner, Environment and Land-Use Department, IWA-Canada



LISEANNE FORAND

Education

Master of Arts (English), Concordia University

Bachelor of Arts (English), Concordia University

Professional Experience

Since September 2006
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office

2003 – 2006
Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Affairs, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

2001 – 2003
Assistant Executive Director, Programs and Communications Services, Communication Canada

1998 – 2001
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

1994 – 1998
Director General, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

1993 – 1994
Executive Director, Canadian Association of Prawn Producers

1990 – 1993
Director, International Fisheries, Atlantic Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

1989 – 1990
Coordinator, Canada-France Maritime Boundary Arbitration, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

1986 – 1988
Communications Assistant, then Executive Assistant of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, then International Fisheries Officer, Eastern Bloc Countries, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

1985 – 1986
Communications Coordinator, House of Commons



WILLIAM F. PENTNEY

Education

LL.B. and Master's in Public Law, University of Ottawa

Bachelor of Arts, Queen's University

Ontario Bar (1985)

Professional Experience

Since October 2006
Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office

2005 - 2006
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Department of Justice

2003 - 2005
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Citizenship, Immigration and Public Safety, Department of Justice

2002 - 2003
Senior General Counsel, Public Law Policy, Department of Justice

2001 - 2002
Associate Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio, Department of Justice

1999 - 2001
Director General, Aboriginal Justice, Department of Justice

1991 - 1999
General Counsel and Director of Legal Services, Canadian Human Rights Commission

1983 - 1991
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa



CLAUDE CARRIÈRE

Education

Master of Economics, University of Ottawa

Bachelor of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa

Professional Experience

Since September 2004
Minister (Economic) and Deputy Head of Mission, Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

2003 – 2004
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade, Economic and Environmental Policy Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

1999 – 2003
Director General, General Trade Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

1996 – 1999
Director, Market Access for Goods, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

1994 – 1996
Director, Technical Barriers to Trade, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

1990 – 1994
Counsellor - Trade Policy, Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

1987 – 1990
Deputy Director, Trade Relations with U.S.A., Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

1985 – 1987
First Secretary, Mission of Canada to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Geneva

1980 – 1985
Trade Policy Officer, GATT Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade



YVES CÔTÉ

Education

B.A. Honours Psychology, Université d'Ottawa

LL.L., Université de Laval

Professional Experience

Since August 2005
Ombudsman of the Department of the National Defence and the Canadian Forces

2004 - 2005
Counsel to the Clerk of the Privy Council, Privy Council Office

2003 - 2004
Counsel to the Clerk and Assistant Secretary, Legislation and House Planning, Privy Council Office

2000 - 2003
Assistant Deputy Minister, Business Law and Regulatory Affairs Portfolio, Justice Canada

1998 - 2000
Counsel to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces, Justice Canada

1997 - 1998
Senior General Counsel, Civil Litigation and Real Property Law Section, Justice Canada

1996 - 1997
Coordinator, Somalia Inquiry, Justice Canada

1996 - 1997
General Counsel, Director, Human Rights Law Section, Justice Canada

1994 - 1996
Assistant Director, Human Rights Law Section, Justice Canada

1989 - 1994
General Counsel, Human Rights Law Section, Justice Canada

1984 - 1988
Legal Advisor, Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Justice Canada

1981 - 1984
Lawyer, National Health, Justice Canada

1977 - 1981
Lawyer, Judge Advocate General, Canadian Forces



PETER SYLVESTER

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Ottawa

LL.L., University of Ottawa

Professional Experience

Since March 2007
Vice-President, Program Delivery, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

2005 - 2007
Vice-President, Policy Development, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

2001 - 2005
Senior General Counsel, Head, Legal Services (DOJ), Human Resources Development Canada, then Social Development Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

1999 - 2001
General Counsel / Director, Dispute Resolution Services, Department of Justice

1996 - 1999
Senior Counsel, Head, Legal Services (DOJ), Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

1995 1996
Chair, Environmental Issues Secretariat, Department of Justice

1985 - 1995
Various positions within the federal government, including the Department of Justice (Legal Counsel), and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (Board Secretary).



KEITH FERNANDEZ

Education

Bachelor of Arts, History, McGill University
(Specialization in Canadian-American Relations)

Professional Experience

Since November 2007
Senior Deputy Director of Operations, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

2006 - 2007
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ottawa Liaison Office, Western Economic Diversification Canada

2003 - 2006
Director General, Operations, Ottawa Liaison Office, Western Economic Diversification Canada

2001 - 2003
Director, Industry, Science and Regional Development and Regulatory Affairs Division, Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada

1999 - 2001
Senior Advisor to the Executive Director on Litigation Management, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

1998 - 1999
Director, Client Services Division, Customs

1996 - 1998
Director, Small Business (SME) Sector, Tariff Programs Division, Trade Administration Branch, Customs

1977 - 1996
Held various positions at Customs

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