Executive Council
February 22, 2017
Premier Ball Announces Senior Public Service Appointments
The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today
announced the re-assignment of several deputy ministers. All appointments
are effective immediately.
"I would like to welcome these
deputy ministers to their new positions in government. I am confident that
they will approach their new roles with the enthusiasm and commitment that
they have continuously demonstrated over their careers. Their
leadership will support our government's goal of working smarter and better
delivering quality programs to the people of the province."
- The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
The following deputy ministers have been appointed to new departments:
- Jamie Chippett is appointed as Deputy Minister of the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment
- Lori Anne Companion is appointed as Deputy Minister of the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources
- Aubrey Gover, Q.C., is appointed as Deputy Minister of Indigenous Affairs
- Patricia Hearn is appointed as Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Deputy Minister of Labrador Affairs
- Tracy King is appointed as Deputy Minister of the Department of Transportation and Works
- Ted Lomond is appointed as Deputy Minister of the Department of Tourism, Industry and Innovation
Biographical information for the deputy ministers is enclosed in the backgrounder below.
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Media contact:
Michelle Cannizzaro
Director of Communications
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960
michellecannizzaro@gov.nl.ca
BACKGROUNDER
Biographies
Jamie Chippett
Jamie
Chippett joined the provincial public service of Newfoundland and Labrador
in 2001. Since October 2015, he has been the Deputy Minister of Municipal
Affairs, which was broadened to include Fire and Emergency Services in
August 2016. In 2013, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Environment
and Conservation and as a member of the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board of
Directors where he served until his appointment to Municipal Affairs. From
2011 to 2013, Mr. Chippett was the Deputy Minister of Transportation and
Works and held a seat on the Transportation Association of Canada Board of
Directors. His earliest executive appointments include the positions of
Deputy Clerk of the Executive Council and Associate Secretary to Cabinet and
Assistant Secretary to Cabinet (Economic Policy). Prior to his executive
roles, Mr. Chippett held a variety of policy-related positions with the
Departments of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs; Tourism, Culture and
Recreation; Executive Council; and the Intergovernmental Affairs
Secretariat. Mr. Chippett holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Masters
of Science from Memorial University and has completed the Queen's University
Public Executive Program. He is active in the choral community in the
province as a member of Newman Sound Men's Choir and as a member of the
Board of Directors of Lady Cove Woman's Choir.
Lori Anne Companion
Lori Anne Companion was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister,
Department of Transportation and Works, on January 19, 2015. Prior to this,
she held the position of Deputy Minister, Department of Advanced Education
and Skills. She has been a member of the provincial public service since
1986 and engaged in public policy development since that time. Ms. Companion
has held numerous senior management and executive positions within the
public service, most notably Deputy Minister, Department of Child, Youth and
Family Services, Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy and Programs) with the
Department of Child, Youth and Family Services, Assistant Deputy Minister
(Municipal Support and Policy), Department of Municipal Affairs, Private
Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, and Assistant Secretary to Cabinet
(Economic Policy). Ms. Companion received a Bachelor of Science Degree in
mathematics and statistics from Memorial University, and has completed
Memorial's Executive Development Program.
Aubrey Gover, Q.C.
Mr.
Gover most recently served as the Deputy Minister for Labrador and
Aboriginal Affairs. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Deputy Minister
(Aboriginal Affairs) with the Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs
Secretariat, Executive Council. In 1993, he joined the Department of Justice
as Solicitor (Civil Division). In 1999, he joined the Department of Labrador
and Aboriginal Affairs as Legal Counsel. In that capacity, he was Provincial
Negotiator for the Innu Land Claim, as well as providing counsel regarding
the Innu Nation Land Claim and Self Government negotiations; Aboriginal
aspects of the Lower Churchill, Voisey's Bay, Trans Labrador Highway and
Five-Wing Goose Bay; implementation and ratification of the Labrador Inuit
Land Claim Agreement; creation of the Indian Act reserves at Sheshatshiu and
Natuashish; and, self-government for the Miawpukek First Nation at Conne
River. Mr. Gover has also served as a member of the House of Assembly,
Minister of Justice and Attorney General, and Minister of Works, Services
and Transportation. He holds the degrees of Master of Business
Administration from Memorial University and Bachelor of Laws from York
University, Osgoode Hall Law School.
Patricia Hearn
Patricia
Hearn has over 20 years of experience as an executive with the Government of
Canada in areas of economic and social policy and programs. Most recently
she served as the Atlantic Executive Director of Innovation, Science and
Economic Development (formerly Industry Canada) where she oversaw the
operations of the Federal Government's economic program and policy agenda in
the four Atlantic provinces. Through several senior management roles in
areas of innovation, trade and economic development, Ms. Hearn has developed
strong networks at the federal and provincial levels, which she brings to
this role. In addition to her Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Education
degrees, Ms. Hearn also holds a Master of Business Administration degree
from Memorial University.
Tracy King
Tracy King began her career
with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2000. She is currently
the Assistant Deputy Minister, Government Renewal Initiative Secretariat,
Executive Council. Prior to this position she served as the Assistant
Secretary to Cabinet (Social Policy), and Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy
and Planning) with the Department of Health and Community Services. Ms. King
has held a variety of policy-related positions with the Departments of
Justice, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs, Health
and Community Services, the Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat and
Cabinet Secretariat. Ms. King holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science
and a certificate in public administration from Memorial University.
Ted Lomond
Ted Lomond most recently served as the Deputy Minister for the
Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development. Prior to
that, he served as the Executive Director of the Newfoundland and Labrador
Environmental Industry Association (NEIA). He has extensive experience in
economic and business development having worked as a consultant to the
private sector and having held senior management positions with the
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Leslie Harris Centre of
Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University, and the Newfoundland
and Labrador Regional Economic Development Association (NLREDA). Mr. Lomond
currently serves on the Atlantic Advisory Committee, Natural Science and
Engineering Research Council and is a lecturer in the Faculty of Business
Administration at Memorial University. Mr. Lomond's academic credentials
include Master of Business Administration, Master of Philosophy in
Humanities, Master Certificate in Project Management, Diploma in Applied
Ethics (Environmental) and Diploma in Credit Management, Bachelor of General
Studies in Arts and Sciences, executive management programs and several
professional certifications. He is a Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies, Memorial University, and is currently completing a Master of Arts
(Geography), Memorial University.
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