Margaret Catley-Carlson

Margaret Catley-Carlson was Chair and is now a Patron of the Global Water Partnership, a working partnership among all those involved in water management formed in 1996 by the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Ms. Catley-Carlson served as President of the Canadian International Development Agency (1983-1989) and the Population Council (1993-1999). Ms. Catley-Carlson was also Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare in Canada and Deputy Executive Director for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Ms. Catley-Carlson’s 24-year career in government began with diplomatic posts in Sri Lanka and London as an employee of Canada’s Department of External Affairs.