Mel Cappe

Mel Cappe
Melvin Samuel Cappe
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
2002–2006
Preceded by Jeremy Kinsman
Succeeded by James R. Wright
Clerk of the Privy Council
In office
1999–2002
Preceded by Jocelyne Bourgon
Succeeded by Alex Himelfarb
Personal details
Born December 3, 1948 (1948-12-03) (age 62)
Toronto, Ontario

Melvin Samuel "Mel" Cappe, OC (born December 3, 1948) is a Canadian civil servant and diplomat. Since June, 2006 he is the President and CEO of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) in Montreal. He was most recently Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He had served in Canada's government since 1975 as a deputy minister of Environment Canada, Human Resources Development and Labour, as well as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Federal Cabinet.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Cappe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1971 from New College, University of Toronto and an Master of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario. He served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2006.

He is married to Marni and has two grown children, Danny and Emily.

In 2009, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to the federal public service, notably as a deputy minister, and as clerk of the Privy Council and as secretary to the Cabinet".[1]

References

  1. ^ "Governor General Announces 57 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. December 30, 2009. http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13469. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Institute for Research on Public Policy — The Institute for Research on Public Policy ( IRPP ) is Canada s oldest non partisan public policy think tank. Based in Montreal and founded in 1972, it publishes Policy Options , edited by L. Ian MacDonald. The Institute is a registered charity… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom — The following is the list of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom, or more formally, to the Court of St. James s. The ambassadors to the United Kingdom and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries are listed in order of… …   Wikipedia

  • Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada) — Canada This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Canada   …   Wikipedia

  • Jeremy K.B. Kinsman — (* 28. Januar 1942 in Montreal, Québec) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Botschafter. Leben Kinsman studierte bis 1959 am Lower Canada College. 1963 absolvierte er die Princeton University und 1965 das Institut d’études politiques de Paris. Er trat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • SPECTOR, NORMAN — (1949– ), Canadian diplomat, public servant, and media commentator. Spector was born and raised in Montreal, where he attended Talmud Torah and Herzliah day schools, worked part time as a packer for Steinberg s grocery chain, and graduated from… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • List of Di-Gata Defenders characters — This is the list of both known major and minor characters for the animated television series Di Gata Defenders.Main Six DefendersSeth (voiced by Noah Cappe):At the age of fourteen (age at Trouble in Paradise ) Seth is the leader of the Di Gata… …   Wikipedia

  • Di-Gata Defenders — Logo Format Animated television series (Action/Adventure/Science Fiction[1]/Fantasy) …   Wikipedia

  • List of Canadian diplomats — NOTOC =Canadian Heads of Posts Abroad from 1880= A *Adam, David *Agnès, Wilfrid Marcel *Alexander, Christopher *Allard, Hector *Allard Gomez, Stéphanie *Allen, Jon *Amyot, Léopold Henri *Anderson, Allan Cunningham *Anderson, Admiral John R.… …   Wikipedia

  • Equinox (film) — Equinox (film, 1992) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Equinox (homonymie). Equinox est un film américain réalisé par Alan Rudolph, sorti en 1992. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Equinox (film, 1992) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Equinox (homonymie). Equinox est un film américain réalisé par Alan Rudolph, sorti en 1992. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”