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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Deputy Minister

deputy minister: Mr. Rochon has only been a full deputy minister since July, when he was put in charge of International Development. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. However the economist has spent most of his public service career at finance and made a positive impression during his time as Canadas lead negotiator at Group of 20 finance ministers meetings. He started in the finance department in 1990 and rose to associate deputy minister in 2010 and Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed Paul Rochon to lead the department of finance, promoting an economist who has deep roots at Finance Canada but who is a relative newcomer to the deputy minister ranks. Bureaucrat with finance expertise appointed to lead foreign aid agency (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.