Huguette Labelle (born April 15, 1939) is a

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retired civil servant and former Chancellor of the

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, serving from 1994 until 2012. She has been the chair of the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments since 2016. Born in

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, she received a

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and

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in education from the University of Ottawa. From 1973 to 1980, she held senior management posts in the

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and in

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. From 1980 to 1985, she was Under Secretary of State for the Department of the Secretary of State. In 1985, she was Associate Secretary to the Cabinet and Deputy Clerk of the

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. From 1985 to 1990, she was the Chairperson of the Public Service Commission of Canada. From 1990 to 1993, she was the Deputy Minister of

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. From 1993 to 1999, she was the president of the

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. Labelle headed the Canadian delegation which participated in the first

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in October 1993. In 1998, she was the deputy head of the

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. She retired in 1999. In 2002, she was appointed to the Board of Governors of the Canadian Centre for Management Development. In 1994 she was appointed Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, and served until 1 February 2012 when she was replaced by the Right Honourable

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. In November 2005, she was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of

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. On January 19, 2016, she was appointed to Chair the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments, to advise the Prime Minister on Senate appointments.

Honours

* In 1989 she was made an Officer of the

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and was promoted to Companion in 2001. * In 1993, she was awarded the Vanier Medal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, "awarded to a person who has shown distinctive leadership and accomplishment in Canadian public service" . * In 1998, she was presented with the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada, "presented to senior public servants who have distinguished themselves by a sustained commitment to excellence" . * In 2001, she was made an Officer of the Ordre de la Pléiade, an order honouring achievement in

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. * In 2001, she became a member of the Order of Canada
U. of Ottawa Bio
* In 2005, she received the Order of Red Cross, Companion Leve
First Woman President of the Canadian Red Cross.
* In 2008, she was presented with the PRIX DE LA FONDATION in the framework of the Crans Montana Forum * In 2011, she was made a Member of the

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. * She has received honorary degrees from the

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, the

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, the University of Ottawa,

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, the

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, and

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.
Mme Labelle at Transparency International

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Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada

References

External links

University of Ottawa biographyShort Bio of LabelleBio of a Prominent Canadian Woman - Hugette Labelle
{{DEFAULTSORT:Labelle, Huguette 1939 births Living people 20th-century Canadian civil servants Chancellors of the University of Ottawa University of Ottawa alumni Companions of the Order of Canada Members of the Order of Ontario People from Clarence-Rockland Franco-Ontarian people