Mel Cappe
Politician
1948 –
Who is Mel Cappe?
Melvin Samuel "Mel" Cappe, OC is a Canadian civil servant and diplomat. From 2006 to 2011 he was the President and CEO of the Institute for Research on Public Policy in Montreal. He was most recently Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He had served in Canada's government since 1975 as a deputy minister of Environment Canada, Human Resources Development and Labour, as well as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Federal Cabinet.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Cappe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1971 from New College, University of Toronto and an Master of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario. He served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 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 Order of Canada "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".
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- Born
- Dec 3, 1948
Toronto - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- University of Toronto
- University of Western Ontario
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on July 23, 2013
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