President of the Canadian Space Agency
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The president of the Canadian Space Agency (French: présidence à l’Agence spatiale canadienne) 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]
| President of the Canadian Space Agency | |
|---|---|
| Présidence à l'Agence spatiale canadienne | |
 Arms of the Canadian Space Agency | |
since 3 September 2020 | |
| Canadian Space Agency | |
| Reports to | Minister of innovation, science and industry |
| Appointer | |
| First holder | Larkin Kerwin |
| Website | www |
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
| No. | Portrait | Name[citation needed] | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larkin Kerwin | March, 1989 | |
| 2 | Roland Doré | May 4, 1992 | |
| 3 | William MacDonald Evans | November 21, 1994 | |
| 4 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Marc Garneau | November 22, 2001 |
| 5 | Laurier J. "Larry" Boisvert | April 12, 2007 | |
| 6 | Guy Bujold | January 1, 2008 | |
| 7 |  |
Steve MacLean | September 2, 2008 |
| 8 | Gilles Leclerc | February 2, 2013 | |
| 9 |  |
Walter Natynczyk | August 6, 2013 |
| 10 | Luc Brûlé | November 3, 2014 | |
| 11 | Sylvain Laporte | March 9, 2015 | |
| 12 | Lisa Campbell | September 3, 2020 | |
See also
- Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
- Similar positions worldwide
- Europe: Director General of the European Space Agency
- India: Chairman of ISRO
- Russia: General Director of Roscosmos
- United States: Administrator of NASA