Maurice Strong

Maurice F. Strong, CC , OM (born April 29, 1929, in Oak Lake, Manitoba) is an industrialist and public servant who was the Secretary-General of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), better known as the Earth Summit. He is currently a senior advisor to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, although he has suspended his involvement while he is being investigated for financial ties to Tongsun Park, a lobbyist involved with the Iraq oil for food scandal.

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CC - OM - April 29 - 1929 - Oak Lake, Manitoba - Secretary-General - 1992 - United Nations - Earth Summit - UN Secretary-General - Kofi Annan - Tongsun Park - Iraq oil for food scandal

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He was the 1989 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace.

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1989 - Pearson Medal of Peace

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Strong became wealthy during his career in the oil and utlilities industry. He was President of Power Corporation until 1966. As such he was a mentor to Paul Martin giving him his first job and putting him in a position to become a powerful corporate executive.

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Power Corporation - 1966 - Paul Martin

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Strong left Power Coporation to become head of what became the Canadian International Development Agency. In the early 1970s he was Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. He then became the first Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme.

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Canadian International Development Agency - 1970

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He returned to Canada to become Chief Executive Officer of Petro-Canada from 1976 to 1978. In the early 1990s he was Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Hydro.

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Petro-Canada - 1976 - 1978 - 1990 - Ontario Hydro

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In 1976 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1999.

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In 2005 He was Awarded the Order of Manitoba the Highest Award in the Province of Manitoba.

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2005 - Order of Manitoba - Province - Manitoba

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Strong was the UN's envoy to North Korea until July 2005. According to Associated Press his contract was not renewed "amid questions about his connection to a suspect in the UN oil-for-food scandal", Tongsun Park, as well as due to criticism that he gave his step-daughter a job at the UN contrary to UN staff regulations against hiring immediate familyhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050718.wstrong0718/BNStory/National/.

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North Korea - Associated Press - Tongsun Park

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