Wayne Wouters
Canadian politician
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| honorific-prefix | The Honourable |
| name | Wayne G. Wouters |
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| office | Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet |
| term_start | July 1, 2009 |
| term_end | October 3, 2014 |
| primeminister | Stephen Harper |
| predecessor | Kevin G. Lynch |
| successor | Janice Charette |
| office2 | Secretary of the Treasury Board |
| term_start2 | December 20, 2004 |
| term_end2 | June 30, 2009 |
| minister2 | Reg Alcock |
| John Baird | |
| Vic Toews | |
| predecessor2 | Jim Judd |
| successor2 | Michelle d'Auray |
| office3 | Deputy Minister of Human Resources Development |
| term_start3 | May 13, 2002 |
| term_end3 | 19 December 2004 |
| minister3 | Jane Stewart |
| predecessor3 | Claire Morris |
| successor3 | Nicole Jauvin (as Deputy Minister of Social Development) |
| office4 | Deputy Minister of Labour |
| term_start4 | May 13, 2002 |
| term_end4 | December 11, 2003 |
| minister4 | Claudette Bradshaw |
| predecessor4 | Claire Morris |
| successor4 | Maryantonett Flumian |
| office5 | Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans |
| term_start5 | September 2, 1997 |
| term_end5 | May 12, 2002 |
| minister5 | David Anderson |
| Herb Dhaliwal | |
| Robert Thibault | |
| predecessor5 | Bill Rowat |
| successor5 | Peter Harrison |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Edam, Saskatchewan |
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| residence | Ottawa, Ontario |
| alma_mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Queen's University | |
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| term_end = October 3, 2014
| primeminister = Stephen Harper
| predecessor = Kevin G. Lynch
| successor = Janice Charette
| office2 = Secretary of the Treasury Board
| term_start2 = December 20, 2004
| term_end2 = June 30, 2009
| minister2 = Reg Alcock
John Baird
Vic Toews
| predecessor2 = Jim Judd
| successor2 = Michelle d'Auray
| office3 = Deputy Minister of Human Resources Development
| term_start3 = May 13, 2002
| term_end3 = 19 December 2004
| minister3 = Jane Stewart
| predecessor3 = Claire Morris
| successor3 = Nicole Jauvin (as Deputy Minister of Social Development)
| office4 = Deputy Minister of Labour
| term_start4 = May 13, 2002
| term_end4 = December 11, 2003
| minister4 = Claudette Bradshaw
| predecessor4 = Claire Morris
| successor4 = Maryantonett Flumian
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| term_end5 = May 12, 2002
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Wayne G. Wouters, (born April 1951) is a Canadian former public servant and past Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. He retired as Clerk on October 3, 2014, and was replaced by Janice Charette.
Life and career
Wouters was born in Edam, Saskatchewan. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree in economics from the University of Saskatchewan and his Master of Arts in economics from Queen's University.
Formerly a lecturer in political science and economics at the University of Saskatchewan, in 1977 he joined the Government of Saskatchewan rising to the position of Director of Energy Policy Branch, Department of Mineral Resources.
In 1982 he joined the Federal government and held various positions in the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources and the Department of Finance. By 1994, he had been appointed to senior positions within the Privy Council Office including, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Program Review), and Head, Task Force on the Newfoundland Economy and Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans and Consultation).
In 1997, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and in 2002 became Deputy Minister of Human Resources Development and Deputy Minister of Labour. In 2003 he was also given the added responsibility of chairperson, Canada Employment Insurance Commission. In 2004, he was appointed Secretary of the Treasury Board.
On May 7, 2009, it was announced that he would be appointed Clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the Cabinet to replace the retiring Kevin Lynch. His appointment became effective July 1, 2009.
Wouters was one of thirteen Canadians banned from traveling to Russia under retaliatory sanctions imposed by Russian president Vladimir Putin in March 2014.
Retirement
On August 19, 2014, Wouters announced that he would be retiring from the public service after a 37-year career. The next day, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Janice Charette would replace him on October 6, 2014.
He was sworn in as a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on December 10, 2014.
On October 13, 2015, BlackBerry announced that Wouters has been added to its board of directors.
In June 2017, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada.
References
References
- May, Kathryn. (May 1, 2012). "PSAC OKs dues increase to bail out pension, fight Tories". [[Ottawa Citizen]].
- Susana Mas. (March 24, 2013). "Russian sanctions against Canadians a 'badge of honour'". CBC News.
- (20 August 2014). "Stephen Harper names Janice Charette new top civil servant". [[Toronto Star]].
- Current Alphabetical List of Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Privy Council Office. link. (2017-10-21)
- Blackberry Appoints the Honourable Wayne G. Wouters to the Board of Directors. http://press.blackberry.com/en/financial/2015/blackberry-appoints-the-honourable-wayne-g-wouters-to-the-board-of-directors.html
- (30 June 2017). "Nine Ottawans appointed to the Order of Canada".
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