Maurice Strong
Maurice Frederick Strong , PC , CC , OM , FRSC (born April 29, 1929 in Oak Lake , Manitoba , † November 27, 2015 in Ottawa , Ontario ) was a Canadian entrepreneur and Secretary of State .
In the early 1970s he was Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment before becoming the first Director General of the United Nations Environment Program in 1972 . He then moved into the private sector and was named CEO of Petro-Canada , where he worked from 1976 to 1978. He then headed the Ontario Hydro power company and American Water Development Incorporated .
Strong was an honorary professor at Peking University and honorary chairman of its environmental foundation, as well as chairing the advisory board of the Institute for Research and Safety and Sustainability for Northeast Asia. Strong was seen as a leading figure in the international environmental movement. He was President of the United Nations Council for the University for Peace from 1998 to 2006.
Awards
- 1993: Member of the American Philosophical Society
- 2009: Great Gold Medal of Honor with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2010: Four Freedoms Award , in the Freedom from Need category
literature
- Ehsan Masood: Maurice Strong (1929-2015). In: Nature . Volume 528, No. 7583, 2015, p. 480, doi: 10.1038 / 528480a
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obits for Life ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Short biography of Maurice Strong ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Member History: Maurice Frederick Strong. American Philosophical Society, accessed February 9, 2019 .
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strong, Maurice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strong, Maurice F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian entrepreneur and ministerial director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oak Lake , Manitoba |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 2015 |
| Place of death | Ottawa , Ontario |