Kevin G. Lynch
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The Honourable Kevin G. Lynch PC OC |
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| Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet | |
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In office March 6, 2006 – June 30, 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Alex Himelfarb |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Wouters |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | |
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In office March 20, 2000 – October 31, 2004 |
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| Minister |
Paul Martin John Manley Ralph Goodale |
| Preceded by | David A. Dodge |
| Succeeded by | Ian Bennett |
| Deputy Minister of Industry | |
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In office October 16, 1995 – March 19, 2000 |
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| Minister | John Manley |
| Preceded by | new office |
| Succeeded by | Vernon Harder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1951 (age 66) Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Alma mater |
Mount Allison University University of Manchester McMaster University |
Kevin G. Lynch, PC OC (born January 1951) is a Canadian economist and former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Canada's most senior civil servant.
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Mount Allison University, a Master of Economics degree from the University of Manchester, and a Ph.D. in Economics from McMaster University in 1980. He is married with two children.
Lynch began his career with the Bank of Canada as an economist in 1976. In 1981, he joined the Department of Finance and rose quickly through the ranks, becoming a Director in 1983 and an Assistant Deputy Minister in 1988. In 1992 he became Associate Deputy Minister at Industry and Deputy Minister of that Department in 1995. In 2000, he returned to Finance, this time as Deputy Minister.
In 2004, he moved from Ottawa to Washington, DC to serve as Executive Director for the Canadian, Irish and Caribbean constituency at the International Monetary Fund.
On March 6, 2006, he became the 20th Clerk of the Privy Council. On May 7, 2009, he announced that he would step down on July 1. He was replaced by Secretary of the Treasury Board Wayne Wouters.
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