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Line 1: {{short description\|Canadian civil servant}} {{Infobox person▼ {{Infobox officeholder \| name = Kevin S. MacLeod \| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=CAN\|CVO\|CD\|size=100%}} \|image = Kevin MacLeod in Canadian Senate Chamber 2009.jpg▼ \|~~caption~~ image = Kevin S. MacLeod in ~~the~~ Canadian Senate Chamber 2009 (cropped).jpg ▲\|~~image~~ caption = Kevin S. MacLeod in the Canadian Senate Chamber ~~2009.jpg~~ \|birth_date = {{Birth year and age\|1951}}▼ \| office = 15th [[Usher of the Black Rod (Canada)\|Usher of the Black Rod]] \|birth_place = [[North Sydney, Nova Scotia]]▼ \| term_start = 26 May 2008 \|death_date = ▼ \| term_end = 30 September 2013 \|death_place = ▼ \| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]] \|other_names = ▼ \| governor_general = [[Michaëlle Jean]]<br>[[David Johnston (governor general)\|David Johnston]] \|known_for = ▼ \| primeminister = [[Stephen Harper]] \|occupation = Author, former [[Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada\|Usher of the Black Rod]], [[Canadian Secretary to the Queen\|Secretary to the Queen]]▼ \| predecessor = [[Terrance Christopher]] ~~\|nationality = [[Canada\|Canadian]]~~ \| successor = [[J. Greg Peters]] ▲\| birth_date = {{Birth year and age\|1951}} ▲\| birth_place = [[North Sydney, Nova Scotia]], Canada ▲\| death_date = ▲\| death_place = ▲\| other_names = ▲\| known_for = ▲\| occupation = Author, former [[Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada\|Usher of the Black Rod]], [[Canadian Secretary to the Queen\|Secretary to the Queen]] \| office1 = [[Canadian Secretary to The Queen]] \| termstart1 = April 1, 2009 \| termend1 = February 10, 2015 \| monarch1 = [[Elizabeth II]] \| successor1 = Donald Booth \| predecessor1 = Major General Maurice Gaston Cloutier }} '''Kevin Stewart MacLeod''' {{Post-nominals\|post-noms=[[Royal Victorian Order\|CVO]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration\|CD]]}} (born 1951) is ~~the~~a former [[Canadian Secretary to the Queen~~\|Canadian Secretary to the Queen of Canada~~]],<ref name=PMPR2009>{{cite press release\| title=PM announces the appointment of Kevin MacLeod as Canadian Secretary to the Queen\| \|publisher=Office of the Prime Minister\| \|date=1 April 2009 \| url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2501\| \|accessdate=5 April 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405014141/http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2501 \|archivedate= 5 April 2009 }}</ref> former [[Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada\|Usher of the Black Rod]] for the [[Senate of Canada\|Canadian Senate]],<ref name=Senate>{{cite web\| url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/..%5C39%5C2%5Cparlbus%5Cchambus%5Csenate/deb-E/062db_2008-05-27-e.htm?Language=E&Parl=39&Ses=2\| title=Debates of the Senate (Hansard)\| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada\| accessdate=5 April 2009}}</ref><ref name=PMPR2008>{{cite press release\| title=Prime Minister announces appointment of Mr. Kevin MacLeod as Usher of the Black Rod\| publisher=Office of the Prime Minister\| date=27 March 2008\| url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2043\| accessdate=5 April 2009\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222071551/http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2043#\| archive-date=2012-02-22\| url-status=dead}}</ref> and the author of the historical fiction novel, ''A Stone on Their Cairn / Clach air An Càrn''.<ref ~~name=OfficialWebsite~~>~~{{cite web\|~~Kevin ~~url=http://kevinmacleod~~S.~~ca/\|~~ ~~title=~~MacLeod, ''A Stone on Their Cairn /'' Clach ~~air~~Air Anan Càrn~~''{{spaced~~: ~~ndash}}~~A Cape Breton Saga\|'' ~~publisher=Kevin~~(Tantallon, N.S.: ~~MacLeod\|~~Glen ~~accessdate=5~~Margaret, ~~April~~2007), ~~2009~~{{ISBN\|9781897462003\|}}.</ref> Born in [[North Sydney, Nova Scotia]], MacLeod studied at [[Boston University]] and [[Carleton University]], where he received both his [[bachelor's degree]] in history and [[political science]] and a [[master's degree]] in international affairs,<ref name=Senate>{{cite journal\| title=Debates of the Senate\| journal=Hansard\| volume=144\| issue=62\| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada\| location=Ottawa\| date=27 May 2008\| url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/..%5C39%5C2%5Cparlbus%5Cchambus%5Csenate/deb-E/062db_2008-05-27-e.htm?Language=E&Parl=39&Ses=2\| accessdate=9 April 2009}}</~~ref~~> before moving on to the [[University of Burgundy]] in [[Dijon]], [[France]]. After his return from there, MacLeod served for 10 years as an administrative assistant in the [[~~Canadian~~ House of Commons of Canada]], subsequently acting as a chief of staff for one of the then [[Minister of the Crown\|ministers of the Crown]] before being employed by the [[Department of Canadian Heritage]] for 22 years. Among his accomplishments in that office, MacLeod was appointed as the Chief of Protocol and then authored ''A Crown of Maples/la couronne canadienne''{{spaced ndash}}an educational book on the [[Monarchy of Canada\|Canadian monarchy]], published by the heritage department. It is the responsibility of the Department of Canadian Heritage to ~~organise~~organize [[royal tours of Canada]], and it was for that in 1987 of Queen [[Elizabeth II]], that MacLeod first had a part in coordinating such an event,. ~~and, by~~By the time of the Queen's 2005 visit to the prairies to celebrate the centennials of [[Alberta]]'s and [[Saskatchewan]]'s entry into [[Canadian Confederation\|Confederation]], MacLeod was given the role of Acting Secretary to the Queen. For his service to the monarch, he had already been in 1992 appointed as a member of the [[Royal Victorian Order]], and in 2002, the year of [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II\|Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee]], was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Office of the Governor General \|title=Government House \|journal=Canada Gazette \|volume=137 \|issue=9 \|publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada \|location=Ottawa \|date=1 March 2009 \|url=http://gazette.gc.ca/archives/p1/2003/2003-03-01/html/gh-rg-eng.html \|accessdate=9 April 2009 \|~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425053804/http://gazette.gc.ca/archives/p1/2003/2003-03-01/html/gh-rg-eng.html \|archivedate=April 25, 2012 }}</ref> But, it was during the 2005 tour that MacLeod was elevated by the Queen in person to the highest position a Canadian can hold in the order (due to [[Government of Canada\|the government's]] adherence to the [[Canadian titles debate#The Nickle Resolution\|Nickle Resolution]]), that of commander;<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Office of the Governor General \|title=Government House \|journal=Canada Gazette \|volume=140 \|issue=12 \|publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada \|location=Ottawa \|date=25 March 2006 \|url=http://www.gazette.gc.ca/archives/p1/2006/2006-03-25/html/gh-rg-eng.html \|accessdate=9 April 2009 \|~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523034140/http://www.gazette.gc.ca/archives/p1/2006/2006-03-25/html/gh-rg-eng.html \|archivedate=May 23, 2013 }}</ref> this made MacLeod the only Canadian to be promoted through all three levels of the order in Canada.<ref name=Senate /> On March 27, 2008, MacLeod was appointed by order of the [[Governor-in-Council]] as the [[Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada\|Usher of the Black Rod]] for [[Senate of Canada\|the Senate]],<ref name=PMPR2008 /> replacing [[Terrance Christopher]]. On April 1, 2009, MacLeod was further appointed as the full-time Canadian Secretary to the Queen,<ref name=PMPR2009 /> putting him in charge of, amongst other things, coordinating royal tours of Canada, by the Monarch and chairing the Diamond Jubilee Committee~~, which is~~ (to ~~organise~~organize the celebrations in 2012 for the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II\|60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession]] as [[Monarchy of Canada\|Queen of Canada]]). He was responsible for the visit of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to Canada in November 2009,<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/06/28/charles-canada-visit.html \| work=CBC News \| title=Prince Charles to visit Canada in November \| date=28 June 2009}}</ref> and he was responsible for co-ordinating the Queen's 24th official visit to Canada in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/07/12/queen-visit.html \| work=CBC News \| title=Queen's Canadian visit confirmed for 2010 \| date=12 July 2009}}</ref> He was responsible for the visit of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to Canada in November 2009,<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/06/28/charles-canada-visit.html \| work=CBC News \| title=Prince Charles to visit Canada in November \| date=28 June 2009}}</ref> and he was responsible for co-ordinating the Queen's 24th official visit to Canada in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/07/12/queen-visit.html \| work=CBC News \| title=Queen's Canadian visit confirmed for 2010 \| date=12 July 2009}}</ref> In 2010, MacLeod was appointed by the Prime Minister to the [[Advisory Committee on Vice-Regal Appointments\|Governor General Consultation Committee]],<ref>Office of the Prime Minister of Canada (9 June 2010) “Governor General Consultation Committee” (8 June 2010). “http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?m=/index&nid=546739”</ref> a special committee to recommend a successor to [[Governor General of Canada]] [[Michaëlle Jean]]. The panel recommended [[David Lloyd Johnston]], who was installed as viceroy on October 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite news \|title= Next governor-general unveiled \|author1= Gloria Galloway \|author2= John Ibbitson \|authorlink2= John Ibbitson \|url=~~http~~https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/next-governor-general-unveiled/article1632781/ \|newspaper= The Globe And Mail \|date= 2010-07-08}}</ref> MacLeod retired from his post as the Usher in 2013.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/ProceduralOfficersAndSeniorOfficials_Senate.aspx\|title=Procedural Officers and Senior Officials - Senate}}</ref><ref>[http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/Sen/Chamber/411/Debates/132db_2012-12-14-e.htm#6 Debates of the Senate (Hansard)]</ref><ref>[http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/Sen/Chamber/411/Debates/129db_2012-12-11-e.htm#3 Debates of the Senate (Hansard)]</ref> MacLeod retired from his post as Canadian Secretary to the Queen, and from the public service, on February 10, 2015. ==Honours== ~~==Medal entitlement==~~ Kevin S. MacLeod is entitled to the following medals. <div class="center"> [[File:Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png\|100px]] [[File:125canada ribbon.png\|100px]] [[File:Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png\|100px]] [[File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.png\|100px]]▼ <br> ▲[[File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.~~png~~svg\|100px]] [[File:CD-ribbon.png\|100px]] [[File:SCM ribbon.png\|100px]] </~~center~~div> {\| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;" \|- bgcolor="silver" align="center" \|Ribbon \|\| Description \|\| Notes Line 51 ⟶ 64: Commander 2005 (CVO) \|- \|[[File:125canada ribbon.png\|40px]] \|\| [[125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada ~~Medal\|Canada 125~~ Medal]] \|\| 1992 \|- \|[[File:Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png\|40px]] \|\| [[Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal]] \|\| 2002 - Canadian Version of this Medal \|- \|[[File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.~~png~~svg\|40px]] \|\| [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]] \|\| 2012 - Canadian Version of this Medal \|- \|[[File:CD-ribbon.png\|40px]] \|\| [[Canadian Forces' Decoration]] (CD) \|\| \|- \|[[File:SCM ribbon.png\|40px]] \|\| [[Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan]] \|\| 2005 \|- \|} ▲{{Infobox ~~person~~COA wide \|image = Kevin S. MacLeod Arms.svg \|escutcheon = Per fess wavy Argent and Azure a bar wavy counterchanged, in chief two pommes each charged with a conifer tree issuant from a grassy mound Or, in base a triple-towered castle Argent; \|crest = Issuant from a coronet of maple leaves Or and thistles proper a Celtic cross Or; \|supporters = Two bulls Sable each gorged of a wreath of wood shavings and wheat heads Or, standing on a grassy mound Vert set with sweet peas and roses Or; \|motto = NAM BHRUADARAN CHÌ MI NA H-INNSE GALL (In dreams behold the Hebrides)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/1105 \|title=Kevin Stewart MacLeod \|publisher=Canadian Heraldic Authority \|accessdate=7 December 2023 }}</ref> }} ==References== Line 67 ⟶ 87: ==External links== [https://web.archive.org/web/20130603073051/http://kevinmacleod.ca/ Personal website of Kevin MacLeod] * {{YouTube\|zoFJLp3Ow-8\|The many sides of Kevin MacLeod}} Line 73 ⟶ 93: {{s-court}} {{s-bef\|before=[[Maurice Gaston Cloutier]]}} {{s-ttl\|title=[[Canadian Secretary to the Queen]]\|years=1 April 2009{{spaced ndash}}~~present~~10 February 2015}} {{s-~~inc~~aft\|after=Donald Booth}} {{s-par\|ca}} {{s-bef\|before=[[Terrance Christopher]]}} Line 88 ⟶ 108: [[Category:Canadian civil servants]] [[Category:Carleton University alumni]] [[Category:Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order]]▼ ~~[[Category:Recipients of the Canadian Forces Decoration]]~~ [[Category:People from North Sydney, Nova Scotia]] [[Category:Canadian people of Scottish descent]] ▲[[Category:Canadian Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order]]