Released on July 14, 1999
Premier Roy Romanow today appointed Paul Boothe as Deputy Minister ofFinance and Secretary to Treasury Board.
Boothe replaces William Davern Jones, who has accepted a new position
with SaskPower after having served as Deputy Minister of Finance for
the past four years.
Both appointments are effective August 16.
Boothe holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of British
Columbia. A professor in the Economics Department at the University
of Alberta for the past fifteen years, he has also provided consulting
and advisory services to the Bank of Canada, Alberta Treasury, the
federal Department of Finance and the Auditor General of Canada.
Since 1997, he has been Director of the Institute of Public Economics.
He has published material on tax reform, budgeting, debt management,
equalization and fiscal transfers.
"Boothe's past experience as an applied economist in the public and
private sectors will be of tremendous value in his leadership of our
public finance agenda," Romanow said. "He will continue our focus on
the province's tax reform initiative, working to ensure concerns of
Saskatchewan taxpayers are addressed in a timely manner.
"In addition, Boothe will oversee the government's ongoing
commitment to balancing the provincial budget while at the same
time providing ongoing, sustainable tax reductions, enhancements
to priority programs and paying down the provincial debt."
Romanow highly commended the efforts of Jones and wished him well
in his new position of Vice-President of Finance with SaskPower,
after 21 years of service with the department.
"Jones successfully led our continued effort to balance the
budget while at the same time reducing taxes and the provincial
debt and enhancing funding to priority program areas," Romanow
said.
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For more information, contact:
Gregory Marchildon
Deputy Minister to the Premier
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-6338
John Wright
President, SaskPower
Regina
Phone: (306) 566-3514