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VICTORIA – Government today announced three deputy minister appointments.
Andrew Wilkinson, who is currently deputy minister of Intergovernmental Relations, will become deputy minister of the Ministry of Competition, Science and Enterprise on April 7. He will also continue as deputy minister of Intergovernmental Relations until May 1.
Effective immediately, Don Leitch moves from his role as deputy minister of Competition, Science and Enterprise to become deputy minister responsible for securities, deregulation and special projects within the ministry.
Diane Rabbani will join government as deputy minister in charge of the B.C. Leadership Centre on April 7. In her new role with the Ministry of Management Services, Rabbani will help the B.C. Leadership Centre fulfil its mandate to recruit, retain and develop leaders in government and achieve excellence in the public service. She will also oversee the Leadership Centre’s development of succession plans to ensure that key positions are competently filled as government restructures and its executives retire.
Wilkinson, who is both a lawyer and a medical doctor, grew up in Kamloops. He has lived and worked in Vancouver, Campbell River, Dease Lake, Lillooet and other B.C. communities, and has extensive experience as a lawyer in commercial law and civil litigation.
Leitch has extensive experience at the executive level in the public and private sectors. He was cabinet secretary and deputy minister to the premier of Manitoba – the most senior position in the Manitoba civil service – for more than 11 years. At the time of his departure, he was the longest-serving cabinet secretary in Canada.
Rabbani is a former human resources executive with Sobeys Inc., Intrawest Corp. and Marriott Corp. Her expertise in strategic human resources planning, performance management and building strong service cultures earned her the 1998 B.C. Award of Distinction from the Human Resources Management Association.
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