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Backgrounder: Biographies

October 1, 2010
Ottawa, Ontario

Louis Lévesque

Education
Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Master's degree in Economics, Université Laval

Professional Experience

Since December 2008
Deputy Minister of International Trade, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

2006 – 2008
Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council Office

2004 – 2006
Associate Deputy Minister, Finance Canada

2002 – 2004
Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch, Finance Canada

2001 – 2002
Deputy Secretary of Intergovernmental Operations, Privy Council Office

1991 – 2001
Director General, Tax Policy Branch, Finance Canada

Director General, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch, Finance Canada

1984 – 1991
Economist, Ministry of Finance, Government of Quebec

Gérald Cossette

Education
Bachelor of Social Sciences, Laval University

Professional Experience

Since June 2009
Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

2006 – 2009
Assistant Deputy Minister, Summits Management Office, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Chief Executive Officer, Passport Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

2005 - 2006
Head of the Corporate Task Force and Director General, Strategic Planning and Resource Coordination, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

1999 – 2005
Executive Director of the Management Strategies Division, Treasury Board Secretariat
Director of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Division, Treasury Board Secretariat

1998 – 1999
Director of the Policy Group, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

1996 - 1998
Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office

1982 -1995
Foreign Service Officer, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

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