The HONOURABLE JOCELYNE BOURGON, P.C., O.C.

Ms. Bourgon was born in Papineauville, Quebec. She studied at the Université de Montréal and the University of Ottawa. She has received honourary degrees from the following universities: Mount Saint Vincent, Queen's, Ottawa, Carleton and Guelph.

She started as a summer student in the Public Service of Canada in 1973 and in
1974 was hired as a full time employee.

Ms. Bourgon has a broad and diverse knowledge of the public service and public administration. From 1975 to 1989, she held various positions of increasing importance at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Department of Regional Industrial Expansion, the Federal-Provincial Relations Office, and the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources.

In 1989, Ms. Bourgon was appointed to the rank of Deputy Minister. From 1989 to 1994, she was, in turn, Deputy Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Secretary to the Cabinet for the Federal-Provincial Relations Office, President of the Canadian International Development Agency, and Deputy Minister of Transport.

In 1994, Ms. Bourgon was appointed Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. She was the 17th Clerk of the Privy Council and the first woman to hold this position. Ms. Bourgon served as Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to the Cabinet and head of the Public Service of Canada from 1994 to 1999.

In December 1998, Ms. Bourgon was summoned to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in recognition of her contribution to the service of her country. The Honourable Jocelyne Bourgon is currently President of the Canadian Centre for Management Development.

Ms. Bourgon is an active member of various advisory boards including the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM), Singapore Civil Service College, Canadian Unity Council, Heart Institute (University of Ottawa), National Council on Leadership, Forum of Federations, the Public Executive Program (Queen's University), University of Ottawa, and Opera Lyra Ottawa.