Hervé Déry was the Interim

Librarian and Archivist of Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC; french: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is the Government of Canada, federal institution, tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada. The national arch ...

from May 24, 2013 until June 22, 2014.

Education and career

Déry is a graduate of the University of Montreal, where he obtained a

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and a

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. He has held various senior

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positions since 1982. He served as the Assistant Deputy Minister and Corporate Secretary, Policy and Collaboration Sector at

Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC; french: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is the federal institution, tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada. The national archive and library is th ...

(LAC) from March 2012. He was appointed Interim Librarian and Archivist of Canada by then

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James Moore on May 24, 2013, and by the Governor in Council on November 23, 2013 at Her Majesty's pleasure. On April 14, 2014

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was appointed Librarian and Archivist of Canada by Minister of Canadian Heritage

Shelly Glover Shelly A. Glover, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, PC (born January 2, 1967) is a former member of the Winnipeg Police Service and former politician. Following the 2008 Canadian federal election, 2008 federal election, she became the first poli ...

for a five-year term commencing June 23, 2014.

References

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