Kevin G. Lynch
Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet

Born: 

January 1951, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Education:

B.A., (Honours) Economics, Mount Allison University
M.A., Economics, University of Manchester
Ph.D., Economics, McMaster University

Marital Status:

Married, 2 children

Professional Experience:

September 2004 to March 2006
Executive Director for the Canadian, Irish and Caribbean constituency at the International Monetary Fund (Washington, D.C.)

March 2000 – September 2004
Deputy Minister of Finance

October 1995 to March 2000
Deputy Minister of Industry

November 1992 - October 1995
Associate Deputy Minister of Industry

1992 (February to October)
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Branch, Department of Finance

October 1989 - 1992
Assistant Deputy Minister, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Branch, Department of Finance

1988 - 1989
Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade and Finance Branch, Department of Finance

1983 - November 1988
Director, Economic Forecasting Division, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Branch, then in 1986, General Director, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Branch, Department of Finance

1981 - 1983
Assistant Chief, Financial Flows Section, then Chief, Financial Modelling and Research Section, Capital Markets Division, Department of Finance

1976 - 1981
Economist, Special Studies Group, Department of Monetary and Financial Analysis, then Senior Economist, Special Studies Group, Research Department, Bank of Canada