Melvin Samuel Cappe, (born December 3, 1948) is a retired

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civil servant and diplomat. From 2006 to 2011 he was the President and CEO of the

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(IRPP) in Montreal, Quebec. He was most recently

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's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He had served in Canada's government since 1975 as a deputy minister of

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, Human Resources Development and Labour, as well as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Federal Cabinet.

Biography

Born in

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, Cappe received a

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degree in economics in 1971 from

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and a

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degree from the

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. He served as the

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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

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"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". He is currently a professor at the University of Toronto's School of Public Policy and Governance where he teaches the capstone course and seminars on the role of government.

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Entry in Canada's Who's Who

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1948 births Living people Canadian economists Clerks of the Privy Council (Canada) Officers of the Order of Canada University of Toronto alumni University of Western Ontario alumni High commissioners of Canada to the United Kingdom Academic staff of the University of Toronto Munk School {{canada-gov-bio-stub