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Senior appointments announced
December 6, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the following
changes in the Public Service:
1. Robert A. Wright, currently High Commissioner for Canada to
New Zealand, becomes Deputy Minister of National Revenue. Mr.
Wright succeeds Pierre Gravelle.
2. William J. Crandall, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance
and Administration, National Revenue, becomes Associate Deputy
Minister of National Revenue.
3. Margaret Bloodworth, currently Associate Deputy Minister of
Transport, becomes Deputy Minister of Transport. Mrs. Bloodworth
succeeds Nick Mulder.
On behalf of all Canadians, the Prime Minister took the opportunity
to thank Messrs. Gravelle and Mulder, who are leaving the Public
Service after distinguished careers, for their dedication and
outstanding service over the years.
These appointments are effective January 20, 1997.
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PMO Press Office (613) 957-5555
(Biographical notes attached)
ROBERT A. WRIGHT
Date of Birth: October 1951
Education:
- B.A. (Economics), University of Western Ontario
- M.A. (Economics), University of Manitoba
Professional Experience
May 1994 to Present
Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and
then High Commissioner for Canada to New Zealand
1992 - 1994
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
1989 - 1992
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans), Privy Council Office
1987 - 1989
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Priorities and Planning),
Privy Council Office
1986 - 1987
Director, Economic Development Division, Department of Finance
1983 - 1986
Director General, Energy Strategy Branch, Department of Energy,
Mines and Resources
1979 - 1983
Senior Economist; Chief, Economic Analysis Division and then Director,
Energy Policy Planning, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
1977 - 1979
Senior Economist, Economics Branch, National Energy Board
1975 - 1977
Economic Analyst, Department of External Affairs
WILLIAM J. CRANDALL
Date of birth: June 1948
Education:
- B.A. (Economics), McMaster University
Professional Experience
December 1992 to Present
Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance and Administration, National
Revenue
August 1989 - December 1992
Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance and Administration Branch,
Revenue Canada (Taxation)
March 1988 - August 1989
Director, External Affairs, Defence, Environment and Culture Division,
Program Branch, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
November 1985 - March 1988
Director, Budget Coordination, Program Branch, Treasury Board
of Canada Secretariat
April 1984 - November 1985
Director, Estimates Division, Program Branch, Treasury Board of
Canada Secretariat
1980 - 1984
Program Analyst, Program Branch, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
1976 - 1980
Program Analyst, Official Languages Branch, Treasury Board of
Canada Secretariat
1975 - 1976
Senior Staff Relations Officer, Ontario Region Personnel, Department
of the Environment, Toronto
1972 - 1975
Staffing and Classification Officer, Ontario Region Personnel,
Department of the Environment, Toronto
MARGARET BLOODWORTH
Date of Birth: April 1949
Education:
- B.A., University of Winnipeg
- Certificate in Education, University of Manitoba
- LL.B., University of Ottawa
Professional Experience
October 1996 to present
Associate Deputy Minister of Transport
May 1994 - October 1996
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council (Security and Intelligence,
and Counsel)
1989 to 1994
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Legislation and House Planning/Counsel),
Privy Council Office
1988 - 1989
Director General, Dispute Resolution Branch, National Transportation
Agency of Canada
1987 - 1988
Director General, Dispute Resolution, Transition Team, Canadian
Transport Commission
1985 - 1987
General Counsel, Canadian Transport Commission
1984 - 1985
Acting Assistant General Counsel, Legal Services, Canadian Transport
Commission
1979 - 1984
Counsel, Legal Services, Canadian Transport Commission
1977 - 1978
Articling Student
1972 - 1974
Compensation Officer, Canada Post
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