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The Department of Finance Pays Tribute to Thomas K. Shoyama
Thomas K. Shoyama, a special public servant who was an equally special man
On Wednesday, February 14th 2007, the Department of Finance honoured a special former public servant who was an equally special man.
Thomas K. Shoyama, who served as Deputy Minister of Finance from 1975 to 1979, passed away in late December 2006 at the age of 90, leaving a lasting legacy not only for the Department of Finance but also for the Public Service of Canada as a whole.
In addition to his time as Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Shoyama contributed to building the prototype for the universal health care system we know today, served as Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources during the 1973-74 energy crisis, and was an adviser to Prime Minister Trudeau on the economic aspects of repatriating the Canadian Constitution.
The February 14th ceremony, which took place in front of family, friends, former colleagues, departmental staff, the Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Clerk of the Privy Council, saw the main meeting room in the Department's Conference Centre renamed the Salle de conférence Thomas K. Shoyama Boardroom.
The Department announced the creation of a Thomas K. Shoyama award to be given to a Finance employee in recognition of outstanding achievement in public policy development as well as the founding of an annual Thomas K. Shoyama lecture for the Department.
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- Slide show about Thomas K. Shoyama.
