Meet the Deputy Minister
Keray Henke
Keray was born and raised in Central Alberta. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce at the University of Alberta in 1974 and started work with the federal government.
He joined the Provincial civil service in January 1980 as a policy analyst with Alberta Treasury (now the Ministry of Finance). He also commenced work on his Certified Management Accountant course work, receiving his designation in 1984.
Keray transferred to Executive Council as Director of Finance & Administration in 1991, serving briefly under Premier Don Getty. He continued in that position under Premier Ralph Klein for a number of years.
He completed his course work for his Masters Degree in Public Administration, at the University of Alberta graduating in 1994.
In 1999, Keray joined the new Ministry of Children’s Services, his first experience in a social delivery department, as Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for finance, human resources, information technology, legal services, administrative support, business and strategic planning.
In February 2005, Keray was appointed Deputy Minister of Alberta Education.
Keray is a member of the Board of Directors for Careers: The Next Generation, and for the United Way of the Alberta Capital Region.
Keray is the Head of the Canadian Delegation to the Education Policy Committee (EPC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Keray was elected Chair of the Education Policy Committee of the OECD, effective January 1, 2009.
The work of Education Policy Committee reflects and complements the priorities of the OECD as a whole, in providing employment opportunities for all, improving human capital and social cohesion. It contributes to fulfilling the Directorate for Education’s mission of assisting OECD member countries and non-members to achieve high quality lifelong learning for all, which contributes to personal development, sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. The OECD is headquartered in Paris, France.
