President of the Canadian Space Agency
President of the Canadian Space Agency is the title of the head of the Canadian Space Agency.[1] The current President is Sylvain Laporte who has been incumbent since March of 2015.[2] In April 2020, he announced that he was leaving the Canadian Space Agency.[3]
| President of the Canadian Space Agency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reports to | Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
| First holder | Larkin Kerwin |
History
On March 1st 1989, the Canadian Space Agency was founded. Larkin Kerwin was appointed as the first President of the Canadian Space Agency[4] until he was succeeded by Roland Doré after 3 years in the role.[5]
List of Presidents of the Canadian Space Agency
| No. | Name | Portrait | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Larkin Kerwin CC OQ FRSC | March, 1989 | |
| 2 | Dr Roland Doré OC CQ | May 4, 1992 | |
| 3 | William MacDonald Evans | November 21, 1994 | |
| 4 | Captain The Honourable Marc Garneau PC CC CD FCASI MP | _(cropped).jpg) |
November 22, 2001 |
| 5 | Laurier J. "Larry" Boisvert | April 12, 2007 | |
| 6 | Guy Bujold | January 1, 2008 | |
| 7 | Steve MacLean FRCGS |  |
September 2, 2008 |
| 8 | Gilles Leclerc | February 2, 2013 | |
| 9 | General Walter Natynczyk CMM MSC CD |  |
August 6, 2013 |
| 10 | Luc Brûlé | November 3, 2014 | |
| 11 | Sylvain Laporte | March 9, 2015 | |
References
- "Organization". www.asc-csa.gc.ca. April 19, 2010.
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvain-laporte-1557875a/?originalSubdomain=ca
- "Sylvain Laporte on why he's leaving the Canadian Space Agency". April 14, 2020.
- "science.ca : (John) Larkin Kerwin". www.science.ca.
- "Canadian space milestones". www.asc-csa.gc.ca. December 4, 2007.
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