| Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service
February 07, 2006
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was pleased to announce today the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service. The changes reflect the smaller, more streamlined Cabinet structure of the new government:
Nicole Jauvin, currently Deputy Minister of Social Development, becomes Associate Clerk of the Privy Council for Senior Personnel. Alan Nymark, currently Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, becomes Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. Maryantonett Flumian, currently Deputy Minister of Service Canada, becomes Deputy Head of Service Canada and Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. Munir Sheikh, currently Deputy Minister of Labour and Housing and Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, becomes Deputy Minister of Labour and Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. Louis Ranger, currently Deputy Minister of Transport, becomes Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. André Juneau, currently Deputy Head of Infrastructure Canada, becomes Deputy Head of Infrastructure and Communities. Guy McKenzie, currently Associate Deputy Head of Infrastructure Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities with particular responsibility for Crown corporations. * * * * * * * * NICOLE JAUVIN Date of Birth: June 1957 Education: Member of the Quebec Bar Diploma of specialized studies in law, University of Ottawa Licentiate of Laws, University of Ottawa Diploma in International Co-operation, Institute for International Co-operation Bachelor of Arts (Communications), University of Ottawa Professional Experience Since December 2003 Deputy Minister of Social Development 2000 - 2003 Deputy Solicitor General of Canada 1997 - 2000 Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Counsel 1995 - 1997 Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Machinery of Government, Privy Council Office 1992 - 1995 Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Security and Intelligence, Privy Council Office 1991 - 1992 Director, Policy and Planning Systems, Senior Personnel Secretariat, Privy Council Office 1987 - 1991 Privy Council Officer, then Senior Officer, Machinery of Government, Privy Council Office 1983 - 1987 Privy Council Officer, Security and Intelligence Secretariat, Privy Council Office ALAN B. NYMARK Date of Birth July 1948 Education Post-graduate studies, Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science M.A., Economics, Queen’s University B.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences, Queen’s University Professional Experience Since 2004 Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development 2003 - 2004 Commissioner of Customs and Revenue 1999 - 2003 Deputy Minister of the Environment 1996 - 1999 Associate Deputy Minister of Health 1993 - 1996 Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry and Science Policy, Industry Canada 1989 - 1993 Executive Vice-President, Investment Canada and Assistant Chief Negotiator, North American Free Trade Agreement 1985 - 1989 Assistant Chief Negotiator, Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Trade Negotiations Office 1983 - 1985 Director of Policy, Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada 1981 - 1983 Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, Economic Policy and Programs, then Deputy Secretary, Federal-Provincial Relations Office 1976 - 1981 Economic Policy Secretariat, Privy Council Office then Executive Interchange with the Royal Bank of Canada 1974 - 1976 Technical Assistant to the Executive Director for Canada, International Monetary Fund 1972 – 1974 Group Leader, International Economic Relations, Tariffs, Trade and Aid Branch, Department of Finance MARYANTONETT FLUMIAN Date of Birth August 1953 Education Master’s, History, University of Ottawa Bachelor, History, University of Toronto Professional Experience Since 2005 Deputy Minister for Service Canada 2003 - 2005 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 Master’s, Economics, McMaster University Professional Experience Since 2005 Deputy Minister of Labour and Housing and Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development 2004 - 2005 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 LOUIS RANGER Date of Birth: December 1949 Education: Master’s, Economics, Université de Montréal Bachelor, Economics, University of Ottawa Professional Experience: Since May 2002 Deputy Minister of Transport 2001 - 2002 Associate Deputy Minister of Transport 1996 - 2001 Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada 1995 - 1996 Director of Operations, Economic and Regional Development, Privy Council Office 1991 - 1995 Director General, Air Policy and Programs, Policy and Coordination, Transport Canada 1989 - 1991 Director General, Economic Analysis, Policy and Coordination, Transport Canada 1986 - 1989 Director, Passenger Policy and Programs, Policy and Coordination, Transport Canada 1981 - 1986 Senior Policy Analyst, and then Chief, Policies and Program Evaluation, Rail Passenger Directorate, Transport Canada 1980 - 1981 Senior Policy Advisor, International Transport Policy Committee, Canadian Transport Commission 1978 - 1980 Transportation Advisor in West Africa, Canadian International Development Agency 1974 - 1978 Economist, Research Branch, and then Railway Transport Committee, Canadian Transport Commission ANDRÉ JUNEAU Date of Birth: October 1948 Education: Master of Arts, Urban Affairs, New School for Social Research, New York Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Ottawa Professional Experience: Since August 2002 Deputy Head of the Office of Infrastructure Canada 2001 - 2002 Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office and, since February 2002, concurrently Deputy Head, Office of Infrastructure and Crown Corporations of Canada 1998 - 2001 Deputy Secretary, Intergovernmental Operations, Privy Council Office 1993 - 1998 Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Consultation Branch, Health Canada 1988 - 1993 Director General, then Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration Policy, Employment and Immigration Canada 1985 - 1988 Director General, Labour Market Policy, Employment and Immigration Canada 1982 - 1985 Senior Analyst, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office 1981 - 1982 Head of the Division of Socio-Economic Development, Finance Canada 1979 - 1981 Senior Economist, Finance Canada 1977 - 1979 Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Finance Canada 1975 - 1977 Officer, Federal Provincial Relations, Finance Canada 1973 - 1975 Research Assistant, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. GUY McKENZIE Date of Birth November 1954 Education B.A. Law, Laval University Notary and Title Attorney Diploma, Laval University Professional Experience Since December 2004 Associate Deputy Head of the Office of Infrastructure Canada 2004 Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office 2001 - 2004 Executive Director of Communication Canada 2000 - 2001 Assistant Secretary (Infrastructure), Treasury Board Secretariat 1998 - 2000 Assistant Secretary, Year 2000 Project, Treasury Board Secretariat 1996 - 1998 Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, Federal Office of Regional Development (Quebec) 1994 - 1996 Director General, Federal-Provincial and Aboriginal Relations, Strategic Policy, Department of Human Resources Development 1991 - 1994 Regional Director General, Quebec Region, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs 1990 - 1991 Director General, Communications and External Relations, Department of Supply and Services 1989 - 1990 Director General, Executive Services, Department of Justice 1988 - 1989 Director General, Analysis, Planning and Legislation, Program Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources 1986 - 1988 Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister and Secretary of the Advisory Committee on Francophone Participation, then Director, Coordination and Strategic Planning, Program Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources 1982 - 1986 Senior Advisor, Corporate Policy, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, then Director, Rights Transfer and Registration, Canada Oil and Gas Lands Administration |
