Michael Wernick | |
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23rd Clerk of the Privy Council Secretary to the Cabinet | |
In office January 22, 2016 – April 18, 2019[1] | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Janice Charette |
Succeeded by | Ian Shugart[1] |
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council Associate Secretary to the Cabinet | |
In office October 6, 2014 – January 21, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Janice Charette[2] |
Succeeded by | Serge Dupont |
Deputy Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development | |
In office May 5, 2006[3] – July 11, 2014 | |
Minister | Jim Prentice Chuck Strahl John Duncan James Moore Bernard Valcourt |
Succeeded by | Colleen Swords |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA, MA) |
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Michael Wernick (born September 1957) is a Canadian retired public servant who served as the 23rd clerk of the Privy Council for Canada from 2016 to 2019. Following his tenure as clerk, Wernick joined the University of Ottawa, where he was named Jarislowsky chair of public sector management.
Wernick joined the public service in 1981. Before becoming clerk, Wernick was the deputy clerk under Janice Charette.[4] He was previously the deputy minister for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from May 2006 to July 11, 2014.[5] He has held several other positions in the Privy Council Office and as associate deputy minister for the Department of Canadian Heritage.[3]