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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN THE SENIOR RANKS OF THE
PUBLIC SERVICE
August 7, 2002
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the following changes in the
Public Service:
Marc Lafrenière, currently Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and
Northern Development, becomes Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office,
effective August 12, 2002. Mr. Lafrenière joined the Public Service in
1971, and has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility since
that time, including Acting Deputy Secretary (Intergovernmental Operations),
Privy Council Office; and Executive Director of Communication Canada.
Alain Jolicoeur, currently Deputy Commissioner of the Canada Customs
and Revenue Agency, becomes Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development, effective August 12, 2002. Mr. Jolicoeur, who has been in
his current position since November 1999, previously served as
Associate Deputy Minister of National Revenue. His earlier experience
includes Director General, Human Resources Directorate, Environment Canada;
and Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat.
François Guimont, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet,
Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office, becomes
Deputy Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, effective
September 3, 2002. Mr. Guimont began his Public Service career in 1982
in Yellowknife with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. His professional
experience includes eleven years with Environment Canada, where he held
various positions including Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental
Protection Service.
André Juneau, currently Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations),
Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Head of the Office of Infrastructure of
Canada, effective immediately. Since joining the Public Service in 1975, Mr.
Juneau has held positions of increasing responsibility including, Assistant
Deputy Minister, Immigration Policy, Department of Employment and Immigration;
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Consultation Branch, Health Canada; and
Deputy Secretary, Intergovernmental Operations, Privy Council Office.
Robert Fonberg, currently Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans
and Consultation), Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Secretary to the
Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office, effective September 3, 2002. Mr.
Fonberg will retain responsibility for border issues and support of the Deputy
Prime Minister. Mr. Fonberg’s past experience includes some sixteen
years with the Department of Finance where he held various positions,
including Director of the Policy Division, Economic Development Policy Branch.
He joined the Privy Council Office in 1998 as Assistant Secretary, Liaison
Secretariat for Macroeconomic Policy, after having served as Senior
Vice-President, Corporate Planning and Technology, Business Development Bank
of Canada.
Janice Charette, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet,
Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Secretary to the
Cabinet (Plans and Consultation), Privy Council Office, effective September 3,
2002. Ms. Charette’s previous experience includes Senior Assistant
Deputy Minister, Policy, Department of Justice and Executive Director,
Strategic Projects Unit, Privy Council Office.
Kathy O’Hara, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Social
Development Policy, Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Secretary to the
Cabinet (Machinery of Government), Privy Council Office, effective September
3, 2002. Prior to assuming her current position, Ms. O’Hara served as
Assistant Secretary, Social and Cultural Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat.
Thomas Lee, currently Chief Executive Officer of the Parks Canada
Agency, becomes Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage,
effective August 7, 2002. Before assuming his current position,
Mr. Lee was Assistant Deputy Minister, Forestry Policy, Forestry Canada.
Pierre Reid, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Industry, becomes
Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Economic Development Agency of
Canada for the Regions of Quebec, effective September 3, 2002. His
professional experience includes some twenty three years with the
Université de Sherbrooke where he held various positions, including
Director of the MBA Program, School of Business Vice-Rector, Administration
and Rector.
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