[Curriculum Vitae]February 27, 2004OTTAWA - The Honourable Reg Alcock, President of the Treasury Board of Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board announced today that Professor Donald Savoie will be this year's Simon Reisman fellow.The Reisman Fellows are invited to the Treasury Board Secretariat to conduct research and to advise senior officials on key issues.Professor Savoie is a renowned expert in, and author of a number of books on, Canadian and international public administration and an authority on governance, expenditure management and relations between politicians and public servants. Professor Savoie will be providing advice on a range of measures to improve accountability, strengthen transparency and improve management in the public sector."Dr. Savoie's work in improving public sector governance in Canada has contributed greatly to an important debate about the democratic deficit in this country, said Minister Alcock. "I look forward to his advice and expertise as we work to put in place a new approach to achieving excellence in the public service."Professor Savoie will provide advice on transforming the role of the Treasury Board Secretariat, the work of the Expenditure Review Committee, and on the three following reviews relating to: the responsibilities and accountabilities of Ministers and senior public servants; the governance of Crown corporations; and provisions of the Financial Administration Act- 30 -For a copy of Professor Savoie's biography, please see the attached.For more information, contact: Lise Jolicoeur Press Secretary Office of the President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (613) 957-2666 Mario Baril Media Relations Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (613) 957-2391IF THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN ANY PRINTED VERSION AND THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THIS NEWS RELEASE, THE ELECTRONIC VERSION WILL PREVAIL.TTY (Telecommunications device for the hearing impaired) - (613) 957-9090Donald J. SavoieCurriculum vitaeDr. Savoie was awarded the Simon Reisman fellowship on 25 February 25, 2004. He also holds the Clément-Cormier Chair in Economic Development at l'Université de Moncton. He has degrees in politics and economics from l'Université de Moncton, the University of New Brunswick, and Oxford.Dr. Savoie has extensive work experience in both government and academia. He held senior positions with the government Canada, including Assistant Secretary, Corporate and Public Affairs with the Treasury Board (1987-88) and Deputy Principal of the Canadian Centre for Management Development (1988-90).He has served as an advisor to a number of federal, provincial and territorial government departments and agencies, the private sector, independent associations, OECD, the World Bank and the United Nations. At the request of the Canadian prime minister, he undertook in 1986-87 a review of federal government regional development efforts in Atlantic Canada and prepared a report that led to the establishment of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. He was Senior Fulbright Scholar (2001-02) at Harvard and Duke universities and is Senior Fellow of The Institute for Research on Public Policy.Dr. Savoie has published 35 books. Some of his best know books include Breaking the Bargain: Public Servants, and Parliament; Governing From the Centre: The Concentration of Power in Canadian Politics; the Politics of Public Spending in Canada. He has also edited numerous books and contributed chapters to edited books published in Canada and abroad. His articles have appeared in all the significant journals in political science, public policy and public administration.Dr. Savoie has been recognized for his many contributions, including: Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) Vanier Gold Medal, (1999) Public Policy Forum annual testimonial award (1999) finalist for the SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement in Research (2003) president of the Canadian Association of Political Science (1998), officer of the Order of Canada (1993), honorary doctorates by l'Université Sainte-Anne (1993), Mount Allison University (1997), the University of New Brunswick (2002), and Dalhousie University (2003) and a Doctor of Letters by Oxford University (2000), fellow of the Royal Society of Canada - Canada's National Academy (1992), the Canada 125 medal (1992), alumnus of the year at l'Université de Moncton (1991), Honorary Patron, Order of Regents, Université de Moncton. "associé" of l'École nationale d'administration publique in 1992.
