Willie Adams

Willie Adams

Willie Adams (born June 22 1934) is a Canadian politician and a member of the Senate of Canada.

Adams was born in Kuujjuaq, then known as Fort Chimo, Quebec. He is a retired businessman and electrician and is currently the longest-serving current member of the Canadian Senate. [ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator.asp?sortord=S&Language=E Senators by Seniority] ] He was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Jules Léger on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, on April 5 1977, and is a member of the Liberal Party. He represented the Northwest Territories until the creation of Nunavut in 1999.

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