predecessor birth_place office term_start article_title name minister occupation alma_mater
munir sheikh chilliwack , british columbia chief statistician of canada 2010 interim until january 19 , 2011 . wayne smith -lrb- statistician -rrb-
 wayne smith tony clement christian paradis james moore civil servant , economist carleton university
wayne smith -lrb- statistician -rrb-

wayne r. smith is the current chief statistician of canada .
he was appointed interim chief statistician in 2010 , after the controversial resignation of munir sheikh , and appointed chief statistician on january 19 , 2011 .
smith graduated with honours in bachelor of arts and a master 's degree in economics at carleton university in ottawa .
he has worked for statscan since 1981 .
during his career at statscan , smith has been the director of the communications division , the director of special surveys division and director general of regional operations branch and the assistant chief statistician , communications and operations .
he was also the assistant chief statistician of business and trade statistics field .
