Sylvain Laporte is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran who served as the 11th president of the Canadian Space Agency from March 2015 until September 3, 2020.[1][2][3]
Sylvain Laporte | |
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 Sylvain Laporte presenting at the Montreal Space Symposium | |
| President of the Canadian Space Agency | |
| In office March 2015 – 3 September 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Luc Brûlé (acting) Walter Natynczyk |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Campbell |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1978–1998 |
Early life
editSylvain Laporte was born in Quebec, Canada. Due to his father serving in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), he grew in various areas in Canada including Quebec, Alberta, and Ontario but also in Lahr, Germany.[4]
Laporte's hobbies include major renovations and fixing cars.[4]
Career
editCanadian Forces
editSylvain Laporte started his career after getting a bachelor's degree in computer science and master's degree in computer engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Sylvain Laporte earned his two degrees while serving in the military from 1978–1989 as an aerospace engineer.[4]
Canada Post
editAfter leaving the CAF, Sylvain Laporte joined Canada Post as director of information technology. He held this post for two years before becoming director for retail. He held this role for five years, before becoming director of logistics, which he held for two years.[5]
Industry Canada
editAfter leaving Canada Post in 2007, Laporte was hired as chief informatics officer for Industry Canada.[5] Laporte held this role for two years before becoming executive director of the Integrated Technologies Office within Industry Canada.[6]
In April 2011, Laporte was hired as chief executive officer of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, which he held for four years until March 2015.[7]
Canadian Space Agency president
editIn March 2015, Laporte was appointed as the 11th Canadian Space Agency (CSA) president, taking over from Luc Brule who had been serving as interim president following the departure of Walter Natynczyk. On October 21, 2019, Laporte appeared at the International Astronautical Federation alongside representatives from various space organizations including NASA, ESA, JAXA, the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Roscosmos and the Indian Space Research Organisation.[8]
He announced in September 2020 that he would leave the role of CSA president.[9]
References
edit- ^ Agency, Canadian Space (July 8, 2015). "Sylvain Laporte, Canadian Space Agency President". aem. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency". Cbc.ca. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Sylvain Laporte on why he's leaving the Canadian Space Agency". April 14, 2020. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Career Profile: Sylvain Laporte - President". Let's Talk Science.
- ^ a b "Sylvain Laporte". aeromontreal.ca (in French). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Sylvain Laporte's schedule for Montreal Space Symposium 2019". montrealspace2019.sched.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Sylvain Laporte | 32nd Space Symposium". 2016.spacesymposium.org. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ Dunbar, Brian (October 21, 2019). "International Space Agency Leaders at IAC 2019". NASA.
- ^ "Canadian Space Agency President Sylvain Laporte is leaving after serving one term". Spaceq.ca. March 13, 2020.