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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES
IN THE SENIOR RANKS OF THE PUBLIC
SERVICE
August 14, 2001
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the following
changes in the Public Service:
Michael Horgan, currently
President of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, becomes Senior Associate
Deputy Minister of Finance. Mr. Horgan, who was educated and trained as
an economist, has a solid background in economic and financial policy and
analysis. He has a number of years experience with the Department of Finance
and the Privy Council Office in positions of increasing responsibility and
scope. He earned a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from Concordia University
and a Master of Arts (Economics) from both Queen’s University and
Princeton.
Dennis Wallace, currently
Associate Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development,
becomes President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Prior to his
current position, Mr. Wallace spent three years in the Atlantic region where
he held the position of Assistant Deputy Minister, Veterans Services,
Department of Veterans Affairs. Mr. Wallace has substantial knowledge
of regional development, having served as Assistant Deputy Minister, Western
Economic Diversification Canada during the years 1988 to 1992. He has a
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from Lakehead University and a Master
(Business Administration) from the University of Western Ontario.
Marie Fortier, currently
Associate Deputy Minister of Health, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of
Indian Affairs and Northern Development. At Health Canada she has been
directly involved in First Nations health for a number of years.
Ms. Fortier holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master degree in
Health Administration from the University of Ottawa.
Munir Sheikh, currently Senior
Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy, Finance Canada, becomes Associate
Deputy Minister of Health. Mr. Sheikh, who has a Doctorate in Economics
from the University of Western Ontario, has over twenty years experience in
policy development and advice, most recently on tax policy. He has lectured
and published widely in academic journals on economic, social and tax policy
matters. Mr. Sheikh also earned a Master (Economics) from McMaster
University
These appointments are effective September 4, 2001.
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Biographical notes attached.
PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
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J. MICHAEL HORGAN
Date of Birth:
December 1955
Education:
Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Concordia University
Master (Economics), Queen’s University
Master (Economics), Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
Professional Experience:
April 1999 to present
President of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
March 1998 to March 1999
Executive Vice-President and Associate Deputy Minister,
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
August 1996 - 1998
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Intergovernmental Policy and
Communications), Privy Council Office
October 1992 - August 1996
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Priorities and Planning),
Privy Council Office
February 1991 - 1992
Director, International Economic Analysis Division,
International Trade and Finance Branch, Department of Finance
February 1990 - 1991
Director, Economic and Policy Analysis, Environment Canada
September 1987 - 1990
Tax Policy Officer; Chief, Strategic Planning; and then
Assistant Director, Sales and Excise Tax Division, Department of Finance
August 1986 - 1987
Senior Economist, Economic Development Division, Department of
Finance
June 1983 - 1985
Energy Economist, Energy and Resource Programs Division,
Department of Finance
March 1981 - 1982
Executive Assistant to the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister
(Energy), Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
September 1978 - 1981
Energy Economist, Energy and Resource Programs Division,
Department of Finance
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DENNIS WALLACE
Date of Birth: April 1946
Education:
Diploma in Business Administration, Lakehead University
Bachelor, Political Science, Lakehead University
Master, Business Administration, University of Western
Ontario
Professional Experience:
August 1998 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development
December 1995 - August 1998
Assistant Deputy Minister, Veterans Services, Department of
Veterans Affairs
May 1992 - 1995
Executive Director, Canadian Grain Commission
April 1988 - 1992
Assistant Deputy Minister, Western Economic Diversification
Canada
March 1986 - 1988
Regional Director General, Alberta, Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada
May 1982 - 1986
Director of Operations, Ontario Region, Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada
May 1981 - 1982
Project Executive, Management Improvement, Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada
1975 - 1981
Various positions with the Department of Indian and Northern
Affairs, including District Manager, Indian and Inuit Affairs in Kenora, Ontario
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MARIE E. FORTIER
Date of Birth:
November
1947
Education :
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Ottawa
Master in Health Administration, University of Ottawa
Professional Experience:
October 1999 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Health
1998 - 1999
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 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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MUNIR SHEIKH
Education:
Doctorate, Economics, University of Western Ontario
Master, Economics, McMaster University
Professional Experience:
October 2000 to Present
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy, Finance Canada
March 1998 - October 2000
Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy, Finance Canada
September 1996 - March 1998
General Director, Tax Policy (Analysis), Finance Canada
September 1994 - September 1996
Director, Economic Studies and Policy Analysis Division,
Finance Canada
May 1986 - September 1994
Assistant Director, Economic Studies and Policy Analysis
Division, Finance Canada
December 1981 - May 1986
Chief, Macro-Analysis Section, Economic Analysis and Fiscal
Policy Branch, Finance Canada
August 1978 - December 1981
Economist, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Branch, Finance
Canada
August 1976 - August 1978
Senior Econometrician, Economic Branch, National Energy Board
December 1972 - August 1976
Economist, Economic Council of Canada
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