Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada

The Honourable Diane Finley, PC, MP

Diane Finley was appointed Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 15, 2013.

Ms. Finley, Member of Parliament for Haldimand–Norfolk, was first elected to Parliament in 2004. In February 2006, she was appointed Minister of Human Resources and Social Development and then named Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in January 2007. She was the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development from October 2008 to July 2013.

Ms. Finley began her professional career as an administrator at the University of Western Ontario's French Immersion School. Prior to her election, she held several senior positions in both the public and private sectors encompassing health care, transportation, agricultural equipment manufacturing, printing and publishing, and aviation.

In addition, Ms. Finley has been active with a number of organizations, including the Brant Community Care Access Centre, the National Standards Committee of the Paramedic Association of Canada, the Ambulance Service Alliance of Ontario, the Ontario Government Health Policy Advisory Council, and the Thyroid Foundation of Canada.

Ms. Finley has a bachelor's degree in administrative studies and a master's in business administration from the University of Western Ontario.