Ottawa, Ontario - 26 January 2015
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service:
John Forster, currently Chief of Communications Security Establishment Canada, becomes Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective February 2, 2015.
Greta Bossenmaier, currently Senior Associate Deputy Minister for International Development, becomes Chief of Communications Security Establishment Canada, effective February 9, 2015.
Peter Boehm, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, becomes Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, effective January 26, 2015. He continues as Sherpa to the Prime Minister for the G-7 and Nuclear Security Summits.
John Turner, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Materiel, National Defence, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective February 2, 2015.
Ian McCowan, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Communications and Consultations, Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Legislation and House Planning and Machinery of Government), Privy Council Office, effective March 2, 2015.
Biographical notes attached.
