Gérard Veilleux, OC (born 1942) was president of the

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from 1989 to 1993. He became president of Power Communications in 1994. Born in

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, he received a

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degree in 1963 from

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and a

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degree in 1968 from

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World ...

. Veilleux was a career public servant: * Director General, Federal-Provincial Relations, Quebec Department of Intergovernmental Affairs, during October Crisis. * Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of National Health and Welfare * Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy, Department of Finance * Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of State for Economic Development * Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council * Secretary to the Cabinet for Federal-Provincial Relations * Secretary of the Treasury Board

Memberships

* Institute for Research on Public Policy * Board of Governors of McGill University * National Gallery of Canada Foundation * Chairperson of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation He is a winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award, the Public Service of Canada's highest honour. In 1995, he was made an Officer of the

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Gérard Veilleux
{{DEFAULTSORT:Veilleux, Gerard 1942 births Living people Presidents of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 20th-century Canadian civil servants Officers of the Order of Canada Université Laval alumni Carleton University alumni