Lewis Fleming, Ms. Denise FCPA, CA, MPA

Denise is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (Chartered Accountant) who has worked in PEI’s public service since 1992. She has worked in a number of different government departments and agencies, including the Auditor General's Office, the Public Service Commission and Health PEI. Denise was the Chief Executive Officer of Health PEI for three years before being appointed as Deputy Minister of Finance in May 2021. Throughout her years of service, Denise has held various senior positions and provided leadership for budgeting and financial planning, service delivery improvement initiatives, the introduction of new programs, and large contract negotiations. Denise is a graduate of the Bachelor of Business Administration program at the University of Prince Edward Island and Dalhousie University’s Master of Public Administration program. She is an alumnus of the 2017 Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference. She is also a past member of the Conference Board of Canada's Council for Innovation Procurement.

Denise lives in Winsloe, PEI with her husband Brian.