Mario Laguë

Mario Laguë (1958 – August 12, 2010) was a Canadian diplomat and public servant. At the time of his death, he was Ambassador to Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua, and the communications director for the Liberal Party of Canada.

Career

Laguë spent the early years of his career in Quebec politics, working closely with the Quebec Liberal party. In the 1990s, he joined the Privy Council Office in Intergovernmental Affairs to specifically work on the unity file. He was named Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Communications) in 1999, which is the most senior communications position in Government. In 2003, he was named incoming Prime Minister Paul Martin's Director of Communications, a post he held until 2005, when he was named by Martin as the Ambassador to Costa Rica, with concurrent accreditation to Honduras and Nicaraguawa.^[1]

Following his diplomatic appointment, he joined the Nature Conservancy International in Geneva, before returning to Ottawa in 2009 to take the job of Director of Communications to Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.

Death

Laguë was killed on the morning of August 12, 2010, when his motorcycle crashed into an SUV, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as he was on his way to work. He died at the age of 52 leaving behind a wife and two children.^[2]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Louise Legér	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Honduras and Nicaragua 2005-2007	Succeeded by ?

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Louise Legér	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Costa Rica 2004-2007	Succeeded by ?

References

1. ^ "Heads of Posts List". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. http://www.international.gc.ca/department/history-histoire/hp_search_results-en.asp?frm=person&lan=1&prsnid=1265. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
2. ^ "Ignatieff's communications head dies in crash". CBC.ca. August 12, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/08/12/mario-lague-killed-ignatieff-liberals.html. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 

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Name	Lague, Mario
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Date of birth	1958
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Date of death	August 12, 2010
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