- Walter McLean
Walter Franklin McLean, PC (born
April 26 ,1936 ) is a former Canadian politician.Born in
Leamington, Ontario , he grew up in VictoriaBritish Columbia , the son of James Walter Lewis McLean (1905-1998), a Presbyterian minister, and Frances D. Blair McLean. He studied at theUniversity of British Columbia , andToronto 's Knox College. Walter and his wife Barbara, were designated aspresbyterian missionaries; Walter was the firstCUSO coordinator inNigeria in 1962.Following the
Biafran War in Nigeria, the McLeans returned to Canada, and settled inWinnipeg, Manitoba , where Walter was involved in that province's Centennial Celebrations in 1970.In 1971, the family moved to Waterloo
Ontario , and Walter became the Minister of Knox Church, and involved in local affairs. He was elected as a Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the 1979 federal election in the riding of Waterloo. He was re-elected in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 elections.From 1984 to 1985, he was
Secretary of State for Canada , and from 1985 to 1986, he was Minister of State (Immigration).He has represented Canada as the Parliamentary Delegate to the
United Nations General Assembly , and as Special Representative for African and Commonwealth Affairs.Within the Presbytrerian Church in Canada, he is now a "Minister in Association" with Knox Waterloo. He was co-ordinator of the "Celebrate 125" festivities in 1999-2000. He was rewarded with a
Doctor of Divinity degree from Knox College in 2002. His wife Barbara has also served in the Church as Presbytery Clerk in the Waterloo-Wellington Presbytery, and in the national Church as Deputy Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in Canada's General Assembly from 1992 to 2003.External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=1397&s=M Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament]
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