Huguette Labelle has served for a period of nineteen years as Deputy Minister of different Canadian Government departments including Secretary of State, Transport Canada, the Public Service Commission, Privy Council Office and the Canadian International Development Agency. She is a former Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, former Chair of Transparency International, former Board member of the UN Global Compact, former Board member of IISD, former vice President of IUCN, and former Vice-Chair of the Rideau Hall Foundation. She has also served on several additional boards.

She is currently Chair of the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments,  Board Vice-Chair of Global Financial Integrity, Board member of the Aga Khan Museum, Board member of Global Centre for Pluralism, member of the University of Ottawa Campaign Cabinet, and member of the International Council of Transparency International.

In addition to receiving several awards, she is a Companion of the Order of Canada and has received Honorary Doctorates from 12 Canadian Universities and from the University of Notre Dame, USA.

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