Mel Cappe

Melvin Samuel Cappe
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office 2002–2006
Preceded by	Jeremy Kinsman
Succeeded by	James R. Wright
Clerk of the Privy Council
In office 1999–2002
Preceded by	Jocelyne Bourgon
Succeeded by	Alex Himelfarb
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Born	December 3, 1948 (1948-12-03) (age 62) Toronto, Ontario

Melvin Samuel "Mel" Cappe, OC (born December 3, 1948) is a Canadian civil servant and diplomat. Since June, 2006 he is the President and CEO of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) in Montreal. He was most recently Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He had served in Canada's government since 1975 as a deputy minister of Environment Canada, Human Resources Development and Labour, as well as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Federal Cabinet.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Cappe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1971 from New College, University of Toronto and an Master of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario. He served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2006.

He is married to Marni and has two grown children, Danny and Emily.

In 2009, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to the federal public service, notably as a deputy minister, and as clerk of the Privy Council and as secretary to the Cabinet".^[1]

References

• Entry in Canada's Who's Who
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts

1. ^ "Governor General Announces 57 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. December 30, 2009. http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13469. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 

External links

• What ever happened to Cool Britannia? Ambassador Cappe's analysis of Tony Blair's reelection in May 2005

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Name	Cappe, Mel
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Date of birth	December 3, 1948
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario
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