President of the Canadian Space Agency explained

Post:President
Body:the Canadian Space Agency
Insignia:Canadian Space Agency Coat of Arms.svg
Insigniasize:50px
Insigniacaption:Arms of the Canadian Space Agency
Incumbent:Lisa Campbell
Incumbentsince:3 September 2020
Department:Canadian Space Agency
Reports To:Minister of innovation, science and industry
Appointer:Governor in Council
First:Larkin Kerwin

The president of the Canadian Space Agency is the title of the head of the Canadian Space Agency.[1] The current president is Lisa Campbell who has been incumbent since 5 September 2020.[2]

History

On March 1, 1989, the Canadian Space Agency was founded. Larkin Kerwin was appointed as the first president of the Canadian Space Agency[3] [4]

List of presidents of the Canadian Space Agency

PortraitNameTook office
1Larkin KerwinMarch, 1989
2Roland DoréMay 4, 1992
3William MacDonald EvansNovember 21, 1994
4Marc GarneauNovember 22, 2001
5Laurier J. "Larry" BoisvertApril 12, 2007
6Guy BujoldJanuary 1, 2008
7September 2, 2008
8Gilles LeclercFebruary 2, 2013
9Walter NatynczykAugust 6, 2013
10Luc BrûléNovember 3, 2014
11Sylvain LaporteMarch 9, 2015
12Lisa CampbellSeptember 3, 2020

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Organization. April 19, 2010. www.asc-csa.gc.ca.
  2. News: Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency. November 19, 2022. CBC.
  3. Web site: science.ca : (John) Larkin Kerwin. www.science.ca.
  4. Web site: Canadian space milestones. December 4, 2007. www.asc-csa.gc.ca.