Premier Ranj Pillai has made three senior leadership appointments.
Dennis Berry has been appointed as the Deputy Minister of Environment.
Paul Moore has been appointed as an interim Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources for a period of six months to ensure normal department operations will continue uninterrupted while Deputy Minister Lauren Haney continues to head the Eagle Mine emergency response. The Energy, Mines and Resources portfolio will continue to be divided between the Deputy and interim Deputy Ministers, with Lauren Haney responsible for Mineral Resources, Yukon Geological Survey, Assessment and Abandoned Mines and Compliance, Monitoring and Inspection, and Paul Moore responsible for Land Planning, Land Management, Agriculture, Energy, Geothermal and Petroleum Resources, Forest Management, Strategic Alliances, Policy, Human Resources, Communications, Finance and Information Management.
Philippe Mollet has been appointed as the President of the Yukon Liquor Corporation, Lotteries Yukon and Deputy Minister of the French Language Services Directorate.
All three senior leadership appointments are effective September 9.
I am confident that these exceptional leaders will drive progress and excellence in their respective roles, ultimately benefiting Yukoners. Their expertise and experience will help us continue to build a strong, resilient territory. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to Briar Young for his exceptional leadership during a very difficult time undertaking the role of Deputy Minister of Environment following the tragic death of Michael Prochazka.
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Deputy Ministers, including presidents of government corporations, are the most senior public servants in the Government of Yukon. They are responsible for the departments or corporations’ budget, day-to-day operations and program development.
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Deputy Ministers serve at the pleasure of the Premier.
Dennis Berry has been with the Government of Yukon since 2005. He most recently served as interim Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and prior to that the President of the Yukon Liquor Corporation and the Yukon Development Corporation. He has also held various assistant deputy minister portfolios with the departments of Environment and Community Services. He has a Master of Science in Rural Planning and Development from the University of Guelph and a Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree from the University of Waterloo.
Paul Moore has many years of public service experience with municipal, First Nations and territorial governments including director of the Human Resource and Education for the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, and the chief administrative officer for the City of Dawson. He joined the Government of Yukon in 2008 as director of Community Affairs and then became assistant deputy minister of Community Development. He has served as the Deputy Minister for Community Services, Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and most recently as the Public Service Commissioner. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria and a Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management from Royal Roads University.
Philippe Mollet holds a degree in Finance and Business Administration from the French Management School of Grenoble and boasts a 34-year career spanning private and public sectors. With senior leadership experience in corporate services across various industries in France, he relocated to the Yukon in 2009 and has since held key roles in the Government of Yukon including assistant deputy minister of Financial Operations and Revenue Services with Finance and most recently as vice president of Operations at Yukon Housing Corporation. He is deeply passionate about the Yukon's unique culture and natural beauty and enjoys exploring the Yukon with his two dogs.
Jordan Owens
Cabinet Communications
867-332-0615
jordan.owens@yuon.ca
Kelan Deigh
Public Service Commission
867-471-2983
kelan.deigh@yukon.ca