Bio
On September 14, 2023, Paul LaFleche was appointed to the Executive Deputy Ministers' Committee to tackle the Provinces most pressing challenges and develop social, economic and energy solutions. Prior to this appointment he was Deputy Minister for the Departments of Seniors and Long-Term Care, and Municipal Affairs and Housing; Deputy Minister of Transportation and Active Transit; the Department of Lands and Forestry; and the Deputy Minister of the former Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.
Mr. LaFleche is an experienced senior executive and strategic advisor in government, academia and economic development. He practiced as a geoscientist in the university, government and private sectors as a professor, research scientist and consultant.
He was appointed Secretary to the Nova Scotia Executive Council in 2003 and Clerk in 2004. He was appointed Deputy Minister of the Nova Scotia departments of Agriculture and Fisheries & Aquaculture in 2007. While Deputy Minister for TIR, from 2016 to 2018 Mr. LaFleche served as Chair, Council of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, and in 2018 served as Co-Chair, Council of Deputy Ministers Infrastructure and Chair of the Council of Deputy Ministers of Public Works.
Mr. LaFleche has also served as President of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Nova Scotia and is a licensed vocational education teacher with a Diploma in Adult Education from the Nova Scotia Community College. He holds Masters and Doctorate degrees from McGill University, a Bachelors of Science from Loyola College, Concordia University and a Masters in Public Administration from Carleton University. He is a Fellow of Geoscientist Canada.