Mel Cappe
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Mel Cappe
| Melvin Samuel Cappe | |
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| High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2002–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Jeremy Kinsman |
| Succeeded by | James R. Wright |
| Clerk of the Privy Council | |
| In office 1999–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Jocelyne Bourgon |
| Succeeded by | Alex Himelfarb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1948 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
- ^ "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.
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