ke ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁( as ▁Rh odes ▁Sch olar ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁during ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Joe ▁Clark . ▁In ▁his ▁distinguished ▁public ▁service ▁career , ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁International ▁Development ▁Agency , ▁on ▁two ▁occasions ; ▁was ▁under secret ary ▁for ▁external ▁affairs ; ▁and ▁represented ▁Canada ▁as ▁its ▁executive ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund , ▁World ▁Bank ▁and ▁Inter - American ▁Development ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Mass é ' s ▁career ▁in ▁elected ▁politics ▁began ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Jean ▁Chr ét ien ' s ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁federal ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁H ull — A yl mer . ▁The ▁inc umb ent , ▁G illes ▁Ro che le au , ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁so vere ig nt ist ▁B loc ▁Qu éb é co is ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁after ▁the ▁Me ech ▁Lake ▁Acc ord ▁failed . ▁However , ▁Ro che le au ▁found ▁himself ▁running ▁as ▁a ▁so vere ig nt ist ▁in ▁a ▁strongly ▁federal ist ▁r iding . ▁Mass é ▁rout ed ▁him ▁by ▁almost ▁ 1 3 , 7 0 0 ▁votes , ▁rever ting ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁its ▁traditional ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁strong hold ; ▁before ▁Ro