Jean-Pierre Kingsley (born July 12, 1943) is a Canadian civil servant and businessman who served as the president and CEO of the
International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). He was the
chief electoral officer of
Elections Canada before he stepped down in December 2006. On April 28, 2009, he announced his resignation as president of IFES. He was succeeded by
Bill Sweeney.
Early life and career
He was born in
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
in 1943. He was educated at the Académie De La Salle and went on to earn a
BCom and a master's degree in Hospital Administration from the
University of Ottawa.
Kingsley was named chief electoral officer in February 1990 by Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney ( ; born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993.
Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studied political sci ...
. Prior to serving in that position, he served as:
* District manager for
Travelers Insurance (1966-7)
* Head of hospital administration at the
Department of Veteran Affairs
Veterans' affairs is an area of public policy concerned with relations between a government and its communities of military veterans. Some jurisdictions have a designated government agency or department, a Department of Veterans' Affairs, Minist ...
(1967–71)
* Associate and then executive director of
Edmonton's Charles Camsell Hospital (1971-3)
* President and chief executive officer of the
Ottawa General Hospital (1977–81)
He also served as chairman of the Board for Ottawa's
Montfort Hospital from 1982 to 1990.
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Late career
He served as head of the international team observing the Iraqi legislative election in January, 2005
On December 28, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper is the first and only prime minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ...
announced that Kingsley would step down effective February 17, 2007. His successor as chief electoral officer was Marc Mayrand
Marc Mayrand is a Canadian public servant who served as the sixth chief electoral officer of Canada from 2007 to 2016, where he oversaw Elections Canada.
Career
Mayrand studied law at the University of Ottawa and the London School of Economics ...
. Prior to his resignation, Kingsley and the ruling Conservative party disagreed over whether fees paid to attend political conventions should be counted as political donations.
In 2007, Kingsley was awarded the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest award the Mexican government bestows on foreign nationals.
In November 2011, he observed the elections in Saint Lucia, as part of a Commonwealth assessment team constituted by the Commonwealth secretary-general.
As of November 2020, Kingsley serves as the chairman of the Executive Advisory Committee for Dominion Voting Systems.
References
Sources
IFES - Board
Entry from Canadian Who's Who
1943 births
Canadian civil servants
Chief Electoral Officer (Canada)
Living people
Businesspeople from Ottawa
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