Office of the Deputy Minister

Sandra McKenzie

On January 23, 2012, Sandra McKenzie was appointed Deputy Minister of the Department of Labour and Advanced Education.

Prior to this, Ms. McKenzie was the Acting Deputy Minister for the new Department of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism. She joined the Department of Economic and Rural Development in March 2010 as Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed Associate Deputy Minister in January 2011. Ms. McKenzie has extensive government experience, with more than two decades of experience with the Province of Nova Scotia in the fields of adult education, workforce development, and policy and planning.

In 2005, Ms. McKenzie joined Treasury and Policy Board, the central agency responsible for advising the Nova Scotia cabinet and its subcommittees on both policy and budget issues. In 2009, she joined the newly created Policy and Planning Office, the central agency with responsibility for identification, prioritization and development of government policy issues, plans and strategies.

Ms. McKenzie holds a Bachelor of Design from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University and a Master’s of Public Administration from Dalhousie University. She is a past member of the Board of Directors for Pier 21 and is a member of the Board of the Halifax Youth Foundation, the Province House Credit Union, and several community- and school-related volunteer boards.

Contact the Office of the Deputy Minister

Mailing Address:
5151 Terminal Road, 6th floor
Halifax, NS B3J 2T8
Fax: (902) 424-0575

Deputy Minister:

Sandra McKenzie
Phone: (902) 424-4148

Associate Deputy Minister:

Jeffrey A. Conrad
Phone: (902) 424-4148

Executive Secretary:

Charlene Rice
Phone: (902) 424-4148
Email: ricec@gov.ns.ca

Correspondence:

Phone: (902) 424-6395
Email: LAE-Correspondence@gov.ns.ca

Director of Communications:

Karen Stone
Phone: (902) 424-2107
Email: stonekk@gov.ns.ca