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
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