1924 - 2013
Eugene Whelan Canadian Diplomat
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Details
| First Name |
Eugene
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| Last Name |
Whelan
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| Birthday |
11th July, 1924
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| Birthplace |
Amherstburg, Ontario
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| Died |
19th February, 2013
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| Place of Death |
Amherstburg, Ontario
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| Buried |
St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Amherstburg, Ontario 42°6′35.52″N 83°5′00.43″W / 42.1098667°N 83.0834528°W / 42.1098667; -83.0834528
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation |
Diplomat
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Eugene Francis "Gene" Whelan, PC, OC, CD, PAg (; July 11, 1924 – February 19, 2013) was a Canadian politician, sitting in the House of Commons from 1962 to 1984, and in the Senate from 1996 to 1999. He was also Minister of Agriculture under Pierre Trudeau from 1972 to 1984, and became one of Canada's best-known politicians. During his career, he would meet Queen Elizabeth II, help Canada beat U.S. president Richard Nixon to the punch in "opening up" China, and play a catalyzing role in the fall of the Iron Curtain and the end of the Cold War. In an editorial immediately following his death, the Windsor Star said:
