Mr. Andrew Treusch

Andrew Treusch was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Investment Programs, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), in January 2003.  With the restructuring of the Department in December 2003, and a subsequent internal reorganization, Mr. Treusch was named as the new Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning of the new Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.  

Mr. Treusch was born in Saskatoon and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  He received a B.A. (Honours) and M.A. degrees from the University of Manitoba in 1976 and 1978; his principal field of study was Political Science.  He began his Ph.D. at Queen’s University in 1979 when he was selected as a Canadian Parliamentary Intern, which brought him to Ottawa.

In 1981, Mr. Treusch became a political assistant to the Honourable Marc Lalonde, first at Energy, Mines and Resources, then at Finance.

In 1984, he joined the Finance Department in the Social Policy Division.  A year later he moved to Federal-Provincial Relations, where he stayed several years, assuming the position of Assistant Director (Programs).
 
In 1992, Mr. Treusch joined the Privy Council Office as Director of Operations on the Social Policy Secretariat.  He returned to Finance in 1995 as Director of Federal-Provincial Relations.

In 1997, he was named General Director of the Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch.  In this capacity he was given an Award of Excellence for his role in negotiating the initial funding arrangements for Nunavut.

In 1999, Mr. Treusch was appointed Assistant Secretary, Economic Sector at the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS). He has acted as TBS Champion for Sustainable Development and Employment Equity.