Tourism and Culture Deputy Minister

Michele McKenzie has been appointed deputy minister of the Department of Tourism and Culture, Premier John Hamm announced today.

She has been acting deputy minster in the new department since early January, and has held senior management positions in the Nova Scotia government since 1992.

"Ms. McKenzie brings many years of experience and a strong knowledge of the tourism industry here in Nova Scotia," Premier Hamm said. "Her leadership has led to a number of successful initiatives, including the development of Nova Scotia's tourism strategy. She was also a member of the committee that developed Nova Scotia's cultural policy."

Since 1997, Ms. McKenzie had been executive director of the Nova Scotia Marketing Agency. She has worked in tourism and cultural marketing since the early 1980s. Ms. Mackenzie is a graduate of Dalhousie University, with post graduate studies at the Banff Centre School of Management and Dalhousie.