Marcel Massé
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- Marcel Massé should not be confused with Marcel Masse.
Marcel Massé, PC , OC , QC , BA , LL.B , B.Phil (born June 23, 1940) is a former Canadian politician and civil servant.
He served as Clerk of the Privy Council in 1979 during the government of Prime Minister Joe Clark. In his distinguished public service career, he also served as President of CIDA, on two occasions; was undersecretary for external affairs; and represented Canada as its executive director at the IMF, World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank.
Massé's career in elected politics began when he ran as a candidate for Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party in the 1993 federal election. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Hull—Aylmer.
Following the election, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Public Service Renewal.
In 1996, a Cabinet shuffle moved him to the positions of President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure.
Massé was re-elected in the 1997 election, but retired from Cabinet in 1999 and resigned his seat in the House of Commons.
In 1985, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
After the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership convention in December of 2006 he was asked to join the transition team of newly elected leader Stéphane Dion. He served as Mr. Dion's Principal Secretary in the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition for a period after Dion's selection as leader. He later left the post for health reasons.
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| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Gilles Rocheleau |
Member of Parliament from Hull—Aylmer 1993-1999 |
Succeeded by Marcel Proulx |
| 26th Ministry - Government of Jean Chrétien | ||
| Cabinet Posts (3) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Art Eggleton | President of the Treasury Board (1996–1999) |
Lucienne Robillard |
| position created | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (1993–1996) |
Stéphane Dion |
| Pierre Blais | President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (1993–1996) |
Stéphane Dion |
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| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Art Eggleton | Minister responsible for Infrastructure (1996–1999) |
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| position created | Minister responsible for Public Service Renewal (1993–1996) |
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