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}}'''The Honourable Kevin G. Lynch, P.C., O.C., PH. D, LL.D'''<ref>https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/corporate-information/executive-bios/kevin-lynch</ref>
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}}'''Kevin G. Lynch''' is a Canadian banker and civil servant who was clerk of the [[Canadian Privy Council]], secretary to the cabinet and head of the [[Public Service of Canada]].<ref>https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/corporate-information/executive-bios/kevin-lynch</ref><ref>https://uwaterloo.ca/alumni/profile-kevin-g-lynch</ref> He attended the [[2004 Bilderberg meeting]].
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==Education==
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Born in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]], [[Nova Scotia]], he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in economics from [[Mount Allison University]], a [[Master of Economics]] degree from the [[University of Manchester]], and a [[PhD]] in economics from [[McMaster University]] in 1980.<ref>https://www.weforum.org/people/kevin-lynch/</ref><ref>https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/pco-bcp/website/07-08-14/www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/default.asp@Language=E&Page=clerk&Sub=Biography</ref> He is married with two children.
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==Career==
 
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Deputy Minister, Department of Finance  
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Lynch began his career with the [[Bank of Canada]] as an economist in 1976, before starting in the Department of Finance in 1981.
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Lynch was Deputy Minister of Industry (1995-2000), and Deputy Minister of Finance (2000-2004).<ref>https://www.bmo.com/ci/images/bio_lynchJun2012en.pdf</ref>
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In 2004, he moved from Ottawa to [[Washington, DC]], to become Executive Director for the Canadian, Irish and Caribbean constituency at the [[International Monetary Fund]].
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On March 6, 2006, he became the 20th Clerk of the Privy Council, and launched the Public Service Renewal, " a major revitalization of the nation's public service sector.<ref>https://www.dal.ca/convocation/history_traditions/honorary_degree_recipients/hon_degree_2015/kevin_lynch.html</ref> On May 7, 2009, he announced that he would step down on July 1. He was replaced by Secretary of the [[Treasury Board]] [[Wayne Wouters]].<ref>https://www.ctvnews.ca/wayne-wouters-succeeds-lynch-as-top-bureaucrat-1.396361 </ref>
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On May 11, 2009, he was sworn in as a member of the [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada]] giving him the Pre-nominal title "[[The Honourable]]" and the [[Post-nominal letters]] "PC" for Life.
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He is Chairman of SNC-Lavalin, the Montreal-based engineering company; Vice-Chair of the BMO Financial Group<ref>http://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/corporate-information/executive-bios/kevin-lynch</ref> and the Chair of the Board of Governors of the [[University of Waterloo]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161924/https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/governance/board-governors/board-governors-may-1-2012-april-30-2013</ref>
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In 2011, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions as a senior public servant, notably as head of Canada’s public service, and as a business leader and volunteer".<ref>http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14390&lan=eng</ref>
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In September 2011, the [[Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada]] (APF Canada) and the [[Canada West Foundation]] established the Canada-Asia Energy Futures Task Force with Kevin G. Lynch and Kathleen (Kathy) E. Sendall, C.M., FCAE, a former Governor and Board Chair of the [[Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers]] (CAPP), as co-chairs, and to investigate a long-term Canada-Asia energy relationship. One of their recommendations was the creation of a public energy transportation corridor.<ref name=energycorridor2012>http://www.asiapacific.ca/sites/default/files/filefield/canada-asia_energy_futures_task_force_-_final_report_2.pdf</ref>
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On July 1, 2013, Lynch became Chancellor of the [[University of King's College]] in Halifax, Nova Scotia.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070343/http://ukings.ca/news/dr-kevin-lynch-becomes-14th-chancellor-at-kings/</ref>
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On December 19, 2017, Lynch was named chairman of the board of directors of [[SNC-Lavalin]].<ref>http://www.snclavalin.com/en/media/press-releases/2017/kevin-lynch-named-snc-lavalin-chairman-lawrence-stevenson-confirms-retirement.aspx</ref>
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Latest revision as of 04:05, 3 January 2025

Person.png Kevin Lynch  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(banker, civil servant)
Kevin Lynch.jpg
BornJanuary 1951
Nova Scotia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materMount Allison University, University of Manchester, McMaster University
Member ofAtlantic Bridge (Germany), Ditchley/Governors
Canadian Bilderberg civil servant and banker

Kevin G. Lynch is a Canadian banker and civil servant who was clerk of the Canadian Privy Council, secretary to the cabinet and head of the Public Service of Canada.[1][2] He attended the 2004 Bilderberg meeting.

Education

Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Mount Allison University, a Master of Economics degree from the University of Manchester, and a PhD in economics from McMaster University in 1980.[3][4] He is married with two children.

Career

Lynch began his career with the Bank of Canada as an economist in 1976, before starting in the Department of Finance in 1981.

Lynch was Deputy Minister of Industry (1995-2000), and Deputy Minister of Finance (2000-2004).[5]

In 2004, he moved from Ottawa to Washington, DC, to become Executive Director for the Canadian, Irish and Caribbean constituency at the International Monetary Fund.

On March 6, 2006, he became the 20th Clerk of the Privy Council, and launched the Public Service Renewal, " a major revitalization of the nation's public service sector.[6] On May 7, 2009, he announced that he would step down on July 1. He was replaced by Secretary of the Treasury Board Wayne Wouters.[7]

On May 11, 2009, he was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada giving him the Pre-nominal title "The Honourable" and the Post-nominal letters "PC" for Life.

He is Chairman of SNC-Lavalin, the Montreal-based engineering company; Vice-Chair of the BMO Financial Group[8] and the Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo.[9]

In 2011, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions as a senior public servant, notably as head of Canada’s public service, and as a business leader and volunteer".[10]

In September 2011, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and the Canada West Foundation established the Canada-Asia Energy Futures Task Force with Kevin G. Lynch and Kathleen (Kathy) E. Sendall, C.M., FCAE, a former Governor and Board Chair of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), as co-chairs, and to investigate a long-term Canada-Asia energy relationship. One of their recommendations was the creation of a public energy transportation corridor.[11]

On July 1, 2013, Lynch became Chancellor of the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[12]

On December 19, 2017, Lynch was named chairman of the board of directors of SNC-Lavalin.[13]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/20043 June 20046 June 2004Italy
Stresa		The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests
WEF/Annual Meeting/201225 January 201229 January 2012Switzerland2113 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/201323 January 201327 January 2013World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity"
WEF/Annual Meeting/201422 January 201425 January 2014World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/201620 January 201623 January 2016World Economic Forum
Switzerland		Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values".
WEF/Annual Meeting/201717 January 201720 January 2017World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership."
WEF/Annual Meeting/201922 January 201925 January 2019World Economic Forum
Switzerland		"The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one."
WEF/Annual Meeting/202021 January 202024 January 2020World Economic Forum
Switzerland		This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting.
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/corporate-information/executive-bios/kevin-lynch
  2. ↑ https://uwaterloo.ca/alumni/profile-kevin-g-lynch
  3. ↑ https://www.weforum.org/people/kevin-lynch/
  4. ↑ https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/pco-bcp/website/07-08-14/www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/default.asp@Language=E&Page=clerk&Sub=Biography
  5. ↑ https://www.bmo.com/ci/images/bio_lynchJun2012en.pdf
  6. ↑ https://www.dal.ca/convocation/history_traditions/honorary_degree_recipients/hon_degree_2015/kevin_lynch.html
  7. ↑ https://www.ctvnews.ca/wayne-wouters-succeeds-lynch-as-top-bureaucrat-1.396361
  8. ↑ http://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/corporate-information/executive-bios/kevin-lynch
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161924/https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/governance/board-governors/board-governors-may-1-2012-april-30-2013
  10. ↑ http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14390&lan=eng
  11. ↑ http://www.asiapacific.ca/sites/default/files/filefield/canada-asia_energy_futures_task_force_-_final_report_2.pdf
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070343/http://ukings.ca/news/dr-kevin-lynch-becomes-14th-chancellor-at-kings/
  13. ↑ http://www.snclavalin.com/en/media/press-releases/2017/kevin-lynch-named-snc-lavalin-chairman-lawrence-stevenson-confirms-retirement.aspx
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