Janice Charette
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| Her Excellency Janice Charette |
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| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
| Assumed office 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Gordon Campbell |
| Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet | |
| In office October 6, 2014 – January 21, 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Wouters |
| Succeeded by | Michael Wernick |
| Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet | |
| In office January 22, 2013 – October 5, 2014 |
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| Associate Secretary to the Cabinet and Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| In office November 15, 2010 – January 20, 2013 |
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| Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development | |
| In office July 2006 – July 2010 |
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| Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
| In office 2004–2006 |
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| Personal details | |
| Spouse(s) | Reg Charette |
| Children | Jed Charette, Cassie Charette |
| Alma mater | Carleton University |
Janice Charette is a Canadian public servant and the former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. She was appointed to the position on August 20, 2014, when former Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that she would replace Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council from 2009–2014.[1] She is the second woman to have held the post, the top civil servant position in Canada.
On January 22, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Michael Wernick would replace her as Clerk of the Privy Council. On May 24, 2016, Charette was appointed Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Life and career
Charette attended Carleton University, where she completed a Bachelor of Commerce. Charette joined the public service in 1984, working in the Department of Finance.[2] She later served as the deputy minister, the highest unelected position in the department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada from 2004 until 2010.[2]
