Eugene Whelan

Politician

1924 – 2013

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Who was Eugene Whelan?

Eugene "Gene" Francis Whelan, PC OC CD PAg, LLD, 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:

Whelan was always known as a die hard Liberal. He loved to boast,

When he announced that he was running for the Liberal leadership in 1984, he said:

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Born
Jul 11, 1924
Amherstburg
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • Amherstburg
Died
Feb 19, 2013
Amherstburg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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