15 December 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service:
Linda Lizotte-MacPherson
, currently Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board, becomes Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Chief Operating Officer for Service Canada, effective January 5, 2009.
Hélène Gosselin
, currently Deputy Minister of Labour, Deputy Head of Service Canada and Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, becomes Deputy Minister of Labour, effective January 5, 2009.
Suzanne Vinet
, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Health, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, effective January 5, 2009.
Paul Boothe
, currently Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Industry, will assume additional responsibilities as Special Advisor to the Minister of the Environment on the Mackenzie Gas Project, effective December 22, 2008.
Bob Hamilton
, currently Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of the Environment, effective January 5, 2009.
Anita Biguzs
, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office, becomes Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board, effective January 5, 2009.
Patricia J. Hassard
, currently Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Senior Personnel and Special Projects), Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Senior Personnel and Public Service Renewal), Privy Council Office, effective January 5, 2009.
The Prime Minister took the opportunity to thank James Lahey, who is retiring from the Public Service, for his remarkable contribution to Public Service renewal and his dedication in serving Canadians over many years. The Prime Minister wished Mr. Lahey great success in all his future endeavours.
Biographical notes attached.
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LINDA LIZOTTE-MACPHERSON
EDUCATION
Executive Development Program (Digital), University of Western Ontario
Business School
Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing and Management (Honours), Carleton University
Board of Directors Program, The Institute of Corporate Directors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since May 2005
Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board
2004 - 2005
Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Information Technology Services Branch, Public Works and Government Services
2002 - 2003
Inaugural President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Health Infoway
2001
President, Sapient Canada Inc.
1998 - 2000
Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat (Executive Interchange)
1994 - 1998
Management Consulting Practice Leader, Financial Services/
TRM
, American Management Systems, then President, American Management Systems Canada Inc.
1978 - 1994
Various management positions then Professional Services Manager, Prairies, Digital Equipment of Canada, then Vice-President, SERRATA Consulting Limited
1985 - 1987
Senior Systems Analyst / Project Manager, Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Corporation
1985
Marketing Manager, CAPA Limited
1982 - 1984
Account Manager, Industrial Life Technical Services (
IST
)
HÉLÈNE GOSSELIN
EDUCATION
Master of Public Administration, Carleton University
Bachelor of Economics (Honours), Bishop's University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since September 2006
Deputy Minister of Labour (appointed in March 2008), Deputy Head of Service Canada and Associate Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
2004 - 2006
Associate Deputy Minister of Health
2003 - 2004
Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence and for eight months, Acting Deputy Minister of National Defence
2002 - 2003
Deputy Secretary, Intergovernmental Policy, Privy Council Office
2000 - 2002
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Canadian Heritage
1999 - 2000
Director, Strategic Operations, Economic and Regional Development Policy,
Privy Council Office
1997 - 1999
Director General, Trade and Operations Integration and Management Consulting,
Industry Canada
1995 - 1997
Senior Departmental Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Industry Canada
Prior to 1995
Various positions with the Department of Industry, Science and Technology,
Treasury Board Secretariat and Industry Canada
SUZANNE VINET
EDUCATION
National Defence College, Kingston, Ontario
Bachelor of Arts, Wilfrid Laurier University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since July 2007
Associate Deputy Minister of Health
2005 - 2007
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food
2002 - 2005
Director General, Trade Policy, International Trade
1999 - 2002
Director General, International Trade Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food
1998 - 1999
Executive Director, International Trade Policy Directorate, Agriculture and
Agri-Food
1998
Director General, International Markets Bureau, Agriculture and Agri-Food
1997 - 1998
Executive Director, Programs and Multilateral Affairs Division, Agriculture and Agri-Food
1994 - 1997
Director, Multilateral Trade Policy Division, Agriculture and Agri-Food
1991 - 1994
Director, Strategic Planning and Policy Coordination, Agriculture and Agri-Food
1984 - 1990
Various policy and liaison positions within Agriculture and Agri-Food
PAUL BOOTHE
EDUCATION
Doctorate, University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Ontario
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since July 2007
Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Industry
2005 - 2007
Professor of Economics, Institute for Public Economics, University of Alberta, which he first joined in 1984
2004 - 2005
Associate Deputy Minister of Finance and G7 Deputy for Canada, Department of Finance
2003 - 2004
Professor and Director, Institute for Public Economics, University of Alberta; EnCana Scholar in Public Policy, C.D. Howe Institute
1999 - 2001
Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary to Treasury Board, Government of Saskatchewan
1996
Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, University of Tasmania
1990 - 1991
Visiting Scholar, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
1981 - 1984
Economist, International Department, Bank of Canada
BOB HAMILTON
EDUCATION
Master of Economics, University of Western Ontario
Bachelor of Economics, University of Western Ontario
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since August 2008
Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board
2005 - 2008
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
2003 - 2005
Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
1995 - 2003
Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance
1995
General Director, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance
1992 - 1995
Director, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy and Legislation Branch, Department of Finance
1991 - 1992
Assistant Director, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy and Legislation Branch, Department of Finance
1990 - 1991
Chief, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy and Legislation Branch, Department of Finance
1985 - 1990
Officer, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy and Legislation Branch, Department of Finance
1982 - 1985
Research Assistant, Economics Department, University of Western Ontario
ANITA BIGUZS
EDUCATION
Management Diploma, Carleton University
Public Executive Program, Queen's University
Diplôme supérieur, Political Science and Minor Economics, Université de la Sorbonne, Paris
Bachelor of Arts, Honours English & French, Queen's University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since July 2007
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office
2007
Director General, Multiculturalism and Human Rights Branch, Canadian Heritage
2003 - 2007
Director of Operations, Economic and Regional Development Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1997 - 2003
Senior Director, Human Resources Development Veterans Division and Director, Indian and Northern Affairs and Health Division, Social and Cultural Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
1990 - 1997
Senior Program Analyst, Social and Cultural Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
1980-90
Various policy officer positions, National Health and Welfare
PATRICIA J. HASSARD
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Law, University of Western Ontario, Member of Law Society of Upper Canada
Bachelor of Arts, History and Anthropology, Wilfrid Laurier University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since November 2006
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Senior Personnel and Special Projects), Privy Council Office
2005 - 2006
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Management and National Security Branch, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
2003 - 2005
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policing, Law Enforcement and Interoperability Branch,
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
2001 - 2003
Director General, Policing and Law Enforcement Branch, Solicitor General Canada
1999 - 2001
Assistant Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Canada
1998-1999
Director of Legal Services, Elections Canada
1996 - 1998
Director of Operations, Security and Intelligence Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1990 - 1996
Senior Counsel, then Director of Operations, Legislation, House Planning and Counsel Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1989 - 1990
Director, Rail Infrastructure Directorate, National Transportation Agency
1983 - 1989
Counsel, then Assistant General Counsel, Canadian Transport Commission
