Janice Charette

Janice Charette
Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
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
In office
January 22, 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 former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. She was appointed to the position on August 20, 2014, when former Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that she would replace Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council from 2009–2014.[1] She is the second woman to have held the post, the top civil servant position in Canada.

On January 22, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Michael Wernick would replace her as Clerk of the Privy Council.

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

  1. "PM announces appointment of Janice Charette as Clerk of the Privy Council". Prime Minister of Canada. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Background: Janice Charette, Canada's next Clerk of the Privy Council". Ottawa Citizen. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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