Michelle DiEmanuele, OOnt is a Canadian executive and civil servant who currently serves as Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council for the government of Ontario.

Career edit

She graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Waterloo in 1987. In 1994, she graduated from the University of Toronto with a master's degree in political science.[1]

From 2004 to 2008, she served as a deputy minister for the government of Ontario under Premier Dalton McGuinty. In April 2007, she was named the interim head of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.[2] That year, she was named among the Top 100 most powerful women in Canada by The Globe And Mail.[3][4]

After leaving her role in the government, she became president of the Credit Valley Hospital in August 2008.[5][6] She later became president of Trillium Health Partners after Credit Valley merged with the Trillium Health Centre.[7][8][9]

In 2012, she was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[10]

In 2016, she was included in a Toronto Police Service task force on modernising the service.[11]

In 2020, she was appointed to the Order of Ontario.[12]

In late-May 2021, she was named Secretary of the Cabinet, replacing the retiring Steven Davidson.[13][14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Michelle DiEmanuele". Civic Action. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senior bureaucrat steps in as interim lottery boss". thestar.com. April 6, 2007.
  3. ^ "Top 100 most powerful women in Canada" – via The Globe and Mail.
  4. ^ "A helping hand to the brass ring" – via The Globe and Mail.
  5. ^ "New rules push Ontario hospitals to scrap executive perks" – via The Globe and Mail.
  6. ^ "AGO head paid nearly $1M". CBC. March 31, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Trillium and Credit Valley hospitals to merge". thestar.com. April 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Mississauga's Trillium hospital plans to close 30 continuing care beds, issue 100 layoff notices". thestar.com. April 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "Mississauga rising: Why health care here is better than in Toronto" – via The Globe and Mail.
  10. ^ "Michelle DiEmanuele".
  11. ^ "Task force to modernize Toronto Police Service". thestar.com. February 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "The 2018 Appointees to the Order of Ontario". news.ontario.ca. February 27, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Ford taps hospital CEO to lead Ontario public service". thestar.com. May 26, 2021.
  14. ^ Dean, Tony (May 27, 2021). "DEAN: FORD MAKES A SMART CHOICE IN APPOINTMENT OF MICHELLE DIEMANUELE AS TOP PUBLIC SERVANT". QP Briefing. Retrieved June 6, 2021.