Name: Maureen O'Neil (Canada)
Title: Former Board Member of IDEA
Education: Degree in Sociology from Carleton University
Current and Previous Positions: Ms. O'Neil has been President of the International Development Research Centre, Canada, since 1997. Previous positions include President of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development; President of the North-South Institute; Deputy Minister, Citizenship (province of Ontario); Secretary General of the Canadian Human Rights Commission; and Coordinator, Status of Women Canada. Ms. O'Neil has been a member and/or chairperson of numerous boards, including the Advisory Board to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (member); the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Chair); and the Board of Governors, Carleton University (Chair). She represented Canada on the UN Commission on the Status of Women and on OECD committees, and has been a member of United Nations groups such as the UN Committee for Development Planning and the UN Research Institute for Social Development.
