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Prime Minister announces new Deputy Minister of Environment
August 21, 1998
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment of Dr. Leonard M. Good as Deputy Minister of the Environment. Dr. Good is currently Canadian Executive Director at the World Bank Group. He succeeds Mr. Ian Glen.
Prior to his appointment as Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance, and his subsequent election to the World Bank in November 1994, Dr. Good was Deputy Minister of the Environment for a period of four years. Dr. Good joined the Public Service in 1973 and held progressively more senior positions in the former Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. From 1987 to 1989, he was Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans) in the Privy Council Office.
The Prime Minister took this opportunity to thank Mr. Glen for his contribution to the public service over the years and to wish him every success as he undertakes new challenges in the private sector.
This appointment is effective September 21, 1998.
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Biographical note attached.
PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
LEONARD M. GOOD
Date of Birth: June 1944
Education:
- B.A., Economics, University of Toronto
- M.A., Economics, University of Toronto
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Western Ontario
Professional Experience
June 1993 to Present
Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance
(Canadian Executive Director at the World Bank Group from November 1994 to Present)
1989 - 1993
Deputy Minister of Environment
1987 - 1989
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans), Privy Council Office
1986-1987
Associate Deputy Minister, Energy, Mines and Resources
1985 - 1986
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Sector, Energy, Mines and Resources
1983 - 1985
Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Policy Analysis Sector, Energy, Mines and Resources
1978 - 1983
Director General, Energy, Mines and Resources
1976 - 1978
Group Chief, Long Range and Structural Analysis, Department of Finance
1973-1976
Policy Analyst and then Senior Policy Analyst, Treasury Board Secretariat
1968-1973
Lecturer, University of Prince Edward Island and then Instructor,
University of Western Ontario
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