‘Tremendously important appointment’: public service stalwart Bill Matthews moves into top role as secretary of Treasury Board at a sticky time

Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of whom are responsible for implementing the government’s agenda.

Bill Matthews, left, is now the Secretary of the Treasury Board following a May 24 shuffle in the public service's senior ranks. Catherine Blewett, the previous secretary, is now a senior adviser in the Privy Council Office. Stefanie Beck is the new deputy minister of defence.Photographs courtesy of the Government of Canada

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 3, 2024

Bill Matthews takes over as secretary to the Treasury Board on June 3, one of top jobs in the federal public service. He replaces Catherine Blewett who is now a senior official in the Privy Council Office.

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