September 08, 2005
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Paul Martin was pleased to announce today the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service:

Richard B. Fadden, currently President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, becomes Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, effective September 12, 2005;

François Guimont, currently Associate Deputy Minister, Public Works and Government Services, becomes President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, effective September 12, 2005;

Maryantonett Flumian, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Social Development Canada and Deputy Minister of Labour, becomes Deputy Minister for Service Canada, effective immediately;

Munir Sheikh, currently Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Expenditure Review), Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Minister of Labour and Housing, effective immediately;

Errol Mendes, currently Professor of Law, University of Ottawa, becomes Senior Advisor, Privy Council Office, with responsibility for diversity and special projects, effective immediately;

Lucie McClung, currently Commissioner of Corrections, Correctional Service of Canada, becomes Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, effective immediately; and

Keith Coulter, recently Chief of the Communications Security Establishment, becomes Commissioner of Corrections, Correctional Service of Canada, effective immediately.

The Prime Minister took this opportunity to thank George Anderson for his dedication and excellent service over the years, and to wish him every success in his future endeavours.

Biographical notes attached.


RICHARD FADDEN

Date of Birth September 1951

Education

Graduate Diploma, Law, University of Ottawa
Bachelor of Laws, University of Montréal
Bachelor, Political Science, McGill University

Professional Experience

Since September 2002
President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

2000 - 2002
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Counsel and, beginning in February 2001, assumed the additional duties of Security and Intelligence Coordinator as well as those of Deputy Minister for the policy and operations of the Communications Security Establishment

1998 - 2000
Assistant Secretary, Government Operations Sector and Infrastructure Works, Treasury Board Secretariat

1996 - 1998
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services, Natural Resources Canada

1992 - 1996
Assistant Auditor General, Audit Operations, and Legal Advisor, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

1990 - 1992
Legal Advisor to the Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

1988 - 1990
Principal, Audit Operations, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

1983 - 1988
Privy Council Officer, then Director of Policy, Security and Intelligence Secretariat, Privy Council Office

1981 - 1983
Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for External Affairs

1977 - 1981
Various positions with External Affairs and International Trade Canada



FRANÇOIS GUIMONT

Date of Birth September 1955

Education

B.Sc., Biology, University of Ottawa
M.Sc., Water Resources, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Eau), Université du Québec
M.Sc., Civil Engineering, Université Laval

Professional Experience

Since January 2005
Associate Deputy Minister, Public Works and Government Services Canada

2002 - 2005
Deputy Commissioner, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency/Canada Revenue Agency

1999 - 2002
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office

1997 - 1999
Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada

1995 - 1997
Regional Director General, Quebec Region, Environment Canada

1992 - 1995
Director General, Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada

1991 - 1992
Director General, Policy and Strategic Planning Branch, Environment Canada

1988 - 1991
Director, Program Analysis and Coordination Branch, Environment Canada

1985 - 1988
Chief, Water Resources Division, Natural Resources and Economic Development Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

1982 - 1985
Manager, Arctic Waters, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

1979 - 1982
Physical Scientist, Environment Quebec



MARYANTONETT FLUMIAN

Date of Birth August 1953

Education

Bachelor, History, University of Toronto
Masters, History, University of Ottawa

Professional Experience

Since December 2003
Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Social Development Canada and Deputy Minister of Labour

2001 - 2003
Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources Development

2000 - 2001
Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Firearms Centre, Department of Justice

1999 - 2000
Special Assignments, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs

1997 - 1999
Executive Advisor on Federal-Nunavut Relations, Office of the Interim Commissioner, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs

1994 - 1997
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Western Economic Diversification

1992 - 1994
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Strategic Planning and Consultations, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

1991 - 1992
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Program Planning, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

1987 - 1991
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre

1985 - 1987
Chief of Staff to Minister (Legislation), Department of Labour, Government of Ontario

1981 - 1985
Program Officer, Industry and Labour Adjustment Program, then Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Department of Finance



MUNIR SHEIKH

Date of Birth September 1947

Education

Doctorate, Economics, University of Western Ontario
Masters, Economics, McMaster University

Professional Experience

Since August 2004
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Expenditure Review), Privy Council Office

2003 - 2004
Associate Deputy Minister of Finance, Finance Canada

2001 - 2003
Associate Deputy Minister of Health, Health Canada

2000 - 2001
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy, Finance Canada

1998 - 2000
Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy, Finance Canada

1996 - 1998
General Director, Tax Policy (Analysis), Finance Canada

1994 - 1996
Director, Economic Studies and Policy Analysis Division, Finance Canada

1986 - 1994
Assistant Director, Economic Studies and Policy Analysis Division, Finance Canada

1981 - 1986
Chief, Macro-Analysis Section, Economic Analysis and Fiscal Policy Branch, Finance Canada

1978 - 1981
Economist, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Branch, Finance Canada

1976 - 1978
Senior Econometrician, Economic Branch, National Energy Board

1972 - 1976
Economist, Economic Council of Canada



ERROL PATRICK MENDES

Date of Birth March 1956

Education

Master of Laws, Specialising in U. S. Constitutional Law and International
Law, University of Illinois
Bachelor of Laws, University of Exeter, England

Professional Experience

Since 2001
Professor of Law, University of Ottawa

1993 to Present
Advisor on corporate governance, corporate integrity and human rights to some of
Canada’s leading corporations

1991 to Present
Editor-in-Chief, The National Journal of Constitutional Law (Carswell)

1993 - 2001
Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa

1995 - 1998
Member, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

1992 - 1993
Visiting Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

1989 - 1997
Member, Ontario Human Rights Boards of Inquiry

1989 - 1990
Visiting Professor, Faculté de Droit, Université de Montréal/McGill Law Faculty

1984 - 1992
Associate Professor of Law, University of Western Ontario

1979 - 1984
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Alberta

1978 - 1979
Instructor in Law, University of Illinois



LUCIE McCLUNG

Date of Birth August 1954

Education

Bachelor, Criminology, Université de Montréal
Specialization, Clinical Intervention, Reality Therapy Institute, USA

Professional Experience

Since September 2000
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



KEITH COULTER

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science, Carleton University
Master of Arts, International Relations, University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Arts, University of Regina
Bachelor of Engineering, Royal Military College

Professional Experience

June 2001 - June 2005
Chief, Communications Security Establishment

1999 - 2001
Assistant Secretary, Planning, Performance and Reporting, Treasury Board Secretariat

1998 - 1999
Senior Vice President and Director of Industrial Services, Hill and Knowlton Canada

1997 - 1998
Senior Consultant, Hill and Knowlton Canada

1995 - 1997
Director of Operations, Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat, Privy Council Office

1993 - 1995
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence

1992 - 1993
Director of Continental Policy, Department of National Defence

1991 - 1992
National Defence College, Kingston

1988 - 1990
Commanding Officer, 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, CFB Bagotville

1972 - 1989
Various assignments as a fighter pilot and officer in the Canadian Forces