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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN THE
SENIOR RANKS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
June 19, 2003
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the following changes in the
senior ranks of the Public Service:
Munir Sheikh, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Health, becomes
Associate Deputy Minister of Finance.
Janice Charette, currently Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans
and Consultations), Privy Council Office, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of
Health.
Michael Wernick, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Canadian
Heritage, becomes Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans ad Consultations),
Privy Council Office.
Diane Vincent, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Agriculture
and Agri-Food, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Citizenship and
Immigration.
These appointments are effective July 2, 2003.
Biographical notes attached.
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MUNIR SHEIKH
Date of birth: September 1947
Education
- Doctorate, Economics, University of Western Ontario
- Masters, Economics, McMaster University
Professional Experience
September 2001 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Health
October 2000 - September 2001
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
JANICE CHARETTE
Date of Birth: July 1962
Education
- Bachelor (Honours), Commerce, Carleton University
Professional Experience
September 2002 to Present
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans and Consultations), Privy Council Office
October 2000 - August 2002
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council
Office
March 1999 - September 2000
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector, Justice Canada
November 1998 - March 1999
Director, Transition Team, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
July 1997 - November 1998
Chief of Staff, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
April 1996 - July 1997
Principal, Public Sector/Strategy Practice, Ernst and Young Management
Consultants
April 1994 - April 1996
Director of Operations, Program Review Secretariat, and Executive Director,
Strategic Projects Unit, Privy Council Office
January 1994 - March 1994
Coordinator, Base Closures Task Force, Privy Council Office
June 1993 - November 1993
Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister
October 1992 - June 1993
Senior Departmental Assistant, Office of the Minister of Finance
April 1991 - October 1992
Senior Policy Advisor, Federal-Provincial Relations Office
April 1989 - March 1991
Senior Departmental Assistant, Office of the Minister of Finance
March 1988 - April 1989
Policy Analyst, Office of Privatization and Regulatory Affairs
December 1984 - March 1988
Officer, Finance Canada
MICHAEL WERNICK
Date of Birth: September 1957
Education
- Bachelor, Economics, University of Toronto
- Masters, Economics, University of Toronto
Professional Experience
May 2002 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage
January 1998 to April 2002
Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Affairs, Canadian Heritage
September 1996 - January 1998
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Management, Canadian Heritage
March 1993 - September 1996
Assistant Secretary, Policy Development and Constitutional Affairs, Privy
Council Office
October 1991 - March 1993
Director of Operations, Constitutional Affairs, Federal-Provincial Relations
Office
July 1990 - October 1991
Director, Strategic Planning and Corporate Services, Consumer and Corporate
Affairs
October 1987 - July 1990
Officer, Economic and Regional Development Policy Secretariat, Privy Council
Office
June 1981 - October 1987
Policy Analyst, Social Policy Division, Department of Finance
DIANE VINCENT
Date of Birth: October 1957
Education
- Masters, Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University (2003)
- Canada-U.S. Fulbright Award (2002-2003)
- Program for Public Executives, Queen's University (1989)
- Bachelor in Agronomy, Université Laval (1981)
Professional Experience
November 1999 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
February 1998 - November 1999
Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Sector, Industry Canada
May 1996 - February 1998
Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada
May 1994 - May 1996
Assistant Deputy Minister, Organization Performance, Ministry of Income
Security, and, from January 1996 to May 1996, also Acting Associate Deputy
Minister, Secrétariat à la condition féminine, Government of Quebec
December 1992 - May 1994
Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food, Government of Quebec
June 1989 - December 1992
Assistant Deputy Minister of Research and Education, Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Government of Quebec
March 1988 - June 1989
Ministerial Coordinator for Issues related to the GATT Multilateral Trade
Negotiations with respect to Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food, Government of Quebec
January 1987 - March 1988
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food, Government of Quebec
June 1984 - December 1986
Research and Socio-Economic Planning Officer, Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food, Government of Quebec
June 1981 - June 1984
Agricultural Finance Advisor, Office du crédit agricole du Québec
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