Janice Charette
Janice Charette | |
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Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office October 6, 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Wayne Wouters |
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet | |
In office January 21, 2013 – October 5, 2014 | |
Associate Secretary to the Cabinet and Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | |
In office November 15, 2010 – January 20, 2013 | |
Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development | |
In office July 2006 – July 2010 | |
Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
In office 2004–2006 | |
Personal details | |
Spouse(s) | Reg Charette |
Children | Jed Charette, Cassie Charette |
Alma mater | Carleton University |
Janice Charette is a Canadian public servant and the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. On August 20, 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that she would replace Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council from 2009-2014.[1] She is the second woman to hold the post, the top civil servant position in Canada.
Life and career
Charette attended Carleton University, where she completed a Bachelor of Commerce. Charette joined the public service in 1984, working in the Department of Finance.[2] She later served as the deputy minister, the highest unelected position in the department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada from 2004 until 2010.[2]
References
- ↑ "PM announces appointment of Janice Charette as Clerk of the Privy Council". Prime Minister of Canada. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Background: Janice Charette, Canada's next Clerk of the Privy Council". Ottawa Citizen. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.