Deputy Minister

François Guimont

François Guimont was appointed Deputy Minister of Public Works and Government Services in June 2007. As Deputy Minister, Mr. Guimont provides the overall vision and direction for the department, and oversees 12,000 dedicated employees in providing effective and efficient common services to government.

Mr. Guimont was previously the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (September 2005-June 2007) and the Associate Deputy Minister at PWGSC (January 2005-September 2005). Over the course of his 25-year career with the federal public service, he has held other executive positions at the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Privy Council Office and Environment Canada.

Before joining the federal public service, Mr. Guimont worked for the Quebec provincial government as a physical scientist.

Mr. Guimont holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of Ottawa and two Master of Science Degrees — one in water resources from Université du Québec and another in civil engineering from Université Laval.