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Prime Minister Announces Changes in the Senior Ranks in the Public Service
October 8, 1999
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the following changes in the Public Service:
Jean McCloskey, currently Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, becomes Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office, prior to her undertaking an international assignment. This appointment is effective October 18, 1999.
Dr. Peter Harrison, currently Head, The Leadership Network, becomes Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, effective October 18, 1999.
Mary Gusella, currently Commissioner of the Public Service Commission, becomes Head, The Leadership Network, effective October 18, 1999.
Dr. Len Good, currently Deputy Minister of the Environment, becomes President of the Canadian International Development Agency. He succeeds HuguetteLabelle who will be retiring from the public service on October25,1999, after a distinguished career of more than 25 years of service. This appointment is effective October26,1999.
Alan Nymark, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Health, becomes Deputy Minister of the Environment, effective October 26, 1999.
Marie Fortier, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Consultation Branch, Health Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Health, effective October 26, 1999.
The Prime Minister took this opportunity to thank Huguette Labelle for her dedication and excellent service over the years, most recently as President of the Canadian International Development Agency, and to wish her a rewarding retirement.
Biographical notes attached.
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JEAN C. MCCLOSKEY
Education:
B.A., University of Ottawa, 1967
Professional Experience:
May 1994 to Present
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada
1993 - 1994
Associate Deputy Minister of Finance
1991 - 1993
President, Investment Canada
1987 - 1991
Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia and Pacific Branch, Department of External Affairs
1983 - 1987
Director General, Asia Pacific Bureau, Department of External Affairs
1982 - 1983
Assistant Under-Secretary, Trade Development, Asia Pacific, Department of External Affairs
1968 - 1982
Various positions, Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce
1967 - 1968
Administrative Trainee, Public Service Commission
DR. PETER HARRISON
Born: March 1947
Education:
B.A. (First Class Honours), Geography, London School of Economics
(London, England)
M.A., Geography, University of Victoria (British Columbia)
Ph.D., Geography, University of Washington (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A)
Professional Experience:
June 1998 to Present
Head, The Leadership Network
December 1995 - June 1998
Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources Development and Vice-Chairperson of the Canada Employment Insurance Commission (On assignment as Head of the La Relève Task Force from January 1997 until June 1998)
April 1993 - December 1995
Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources, Revenue Canada
April 1991 - April 1993
Deputy Principal, Canadian Centre for Management Development
August 1989 - April 1991
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office
December 1987 - August 1989
Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
September 1986 - December 1987
General Director, Economic Development Policy Branch, Department of Finance
April 1984 - September 1986
Director, Social Policy Division, Department of Finance
June 1981 - April 1984
Assistant Director, Minerals, Northern Development and Special Projects,
Department of Finance
1973 - 1981
Assistant, then Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Ottawa
1970 - 1973
Research Associate, Department of Economics, University of Washington
MARY M. GUSELLA
Born: November 1948
Education:
B.A., French and Political Science, University of Toronto
LL.B., Common Law, University of Ottawa
Certificate - Canadian Securities Institute
Member of the Bar of Ontario
Professional Experience:
July 1995 to Present
Commissioner of the Public Service Commission
June 1993 - July 1995
President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
1991 - 1993
Deputy Minister, Department of Multiculturalism and Citizenship
1990 - 1991
Associate Under Secretary of State, Department of the Secretary of State
1986 - 1990
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Communications), Privy Council Office
1982 - 1986
Director, 6/5 Operations, Department of Finance, then
Team Leader, Crown Corporations Legislation Working Group,
and then Director of Information and Systems, Crown Corporations Directorate,
Treasury Board/Finance
1980 - 1982
Board Secretary and Director of Administration, Energy Supplies Allocation Board, and then Director, Special Projects, Canada Oil & Gas Lands Administration, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
1976 - 1980
Executive Assistant to the Director, Office of Native Claims,
and then Senior Land Claims Negotiator, Western Arctic Region,
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
1972 - 1976
Policy Analyst, Personnel Policy Branch, Treasury Board Secretariat, then
Director, International Women's Year Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1971 - 1972
Marketing and New Product Development Officer, Post Office Department
DR. LEONARD M. GOOD
Born: June 1944
Education:
B.A., Economics, University of Toronto
M.A., Economics, University of Toronto
Ph.D., Economics, University of Western Ontario
Professional Experience:
September 1998 to Present
Deputy Minister of the Environment
June 1993 - September 1998
Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance
(Canadian Executive Director at the World Bank Group from November 1994 to September 1998)
1989 - 1993
Deputy Minister of the Environment
1987 - 1989
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans), Privy Council Office
1986-1987
Associate Deputy Minister, Energy, Mines and Resources
1985 - 1986
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Sector, Energy, Mines and Resources
1983 - 1985
Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Policy Analysis Sector, Energy, Mines and Resources
1978 - 1983
Director General, Energy, Mines and Resources
1976 - 1978
Group Chief, Long Range and Structural Analysis, Department of Finance
1973-1976
Policy Analyst and then Senior Policy Analyst, Treasury Board Secretariat
1968-1973
Lecturer, University of Prince Edward Island and then Instructor,
University of Western Ontario
ALAN B. NYMARK
Born: July 1948
Education:
B.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences, Queen's University
M.A., Economics, Queen's University
Post-graduate studies, Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
Professional Experience:
September 1996 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Health
August 1993 - September 1996
Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry and Science Policy, Industry Canada
May 1989 - July 1993
Executive Vice-President, Investment Canada and Assistant Chief Negotiator, North American Free Trade Agreement
December 1985 - May 1989
Assistant Chief Negotiator, Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Trade Negotiations Office
February 1983 - December 1985
Director of Policy, Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada
January 1981 - February 1983
Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, Economic Policy and Programs, then Deputy Secretary, Federal-Provincial Relations Office
September 1979 - December 1980
Executive Interchange with the Royal Bank of Canada
July 1976 - September 1979
Economic Policy Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1974 - 1976
Technical Assistant to the Executive Director for Canada, International Monetary Fund
1972 - 1974
Group Leader, International Economic Relations, Tariffs, Trade and Aid Branch, Department of Finance
1970 - 1971
Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario
MARIE E. FORTIER
Born: November 1947
Education :
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Ottawa
Master's in Health Administration, University of Ottawa
Professional Experience
November 1998 to Present
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, appointed Assistant Deputy Minister in April 1999, Policy and Consultation Branch, Health Canada
1997 - 1998
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Health Information Strategy; Assistant Deputy Minister, Home Care Development, Health Canada
1994 - 1997
Executive Director, Secretariat of the National Forum on Health
1993 - 1994
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, appointed Assistant Deputy Minister in August 1993, Medical Services Branch, Health and Welfare Canada
1991 - 1993
Director General, Health Insurance, Health Services and Promotion Branch, Health and Welfare Canada
1989 - 1991
Director General, Health Services, Health Services and Promotion Branch, Health and Welfare Canada
1986 - 1989
Special Projects Coordinator; Director, Hospitals and Health Facilities, Medical Services Branch, Health and Welfare Canada
1981 - 1986
Executive Director, Centre hospitalier régional de l'Outaouais
1980 - 1981
Director of planning and coordination, Outaouais Health and Social Services Council
1971 - 1980
Assistant Director; Assistant Executive Director, Paramedical Services, Ottawa General Hospital
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