Janice Charette
| Her Excellency Janice Charette | |
|---|---|
| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
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Assumed office July 19, 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Justin Trudeau (Ca) Theresa May (UK) |
| Preceded by | Gordon Campbell |
| Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet | |
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In office October 6, 2014 – January 21, 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Wouters |
| Succeeded by | Michael Wernick |
| Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet | |
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In office January 22, 2013 – October 5, 2014 | |
| Associate Secretary to the Cabinet and Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | |
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In office November 15, 2010 – January 20, 2013 | |
| Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development | |
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In office July 2006 – July 2010 | |
| Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
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In office 2004–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Carleton University |
Janice Charette is a Canadian public servant and the current Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. She previously served as the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet.
Life and career
Charette attended Carleton University, where she completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Charette joined the public service in 1984, working in the Department of Finance.[1]
She served as the deputy minister (the highest unelected position) of Citizenship and Immigration Canada from 2004 until 2006, and as the deputy minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada from 2006 until 2010.[1]
Charette was appointed as the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet on August 20, 2014, when former Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that she would replace Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council from 2009 to 2014.[2] She is the second woman to have held that post, which is the top civil service position in Canada.
On January 22, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Michael Wernick would replace Charette as Clerk of the Privy Council. On July 19, 2016, she was officially appointed as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 "Background: Janice Charette, Canada's next Clerk of the Privy Council". Ottawa Citizen. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "PM announces appointment of Janice Charette as Clerk of the Privy Council". Prime Minister of Canada. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dion shakes up diplomatic ranks, replaces controversial Tory appointees". The Globe and Mail, July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Diplomatic appointments". Global Affairs Canada. 2016-07-19.
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