Max Yalden

Max Yalden
Max Yalden CC
Commissioner of Official Languages
In office
1977–1984
Preceded by Keith Spicer
Succeeded by D'Iberville Fortier
Canadian Ambassador to Luxembourg
In office
1984–1988
Preceded by D'Iberville Fortier
Succeeded by Jacques J.A. Asselin
Canadian Ambassador to Belgium
In office
1984–1987
Preceded by D'Iberville Fortier
Succeeded by Jacques J.A. Asselin
Personal details
Born Maxwell Freeman Yalden
April 12, 1930 (1930-04-12) (age 81)
Toronto, Ontario

Maxwell Freeman Yalden, CC (born April 12, 1930) is a Canadian civil servant and diplomat.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1952, a Master of Arts degree in 1954 and a Ph.D in 1956 from the University of Michigan. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1956. From 1969 to 1973, he was assistant under-secretary of state and in 1973 was deputy minister of communications.

He was the second Commissioner of Official Languages from 1977 until 1984. He was Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg from 1984 to 1987. From 1987 to 1996 he was the Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. In 1996 he was appointed to a four year term a member of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. He was re-appointed for a second term in 2000.

In 1988 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1999. In 1998 he was awarded an Honorary LL.D. from Carleton University.

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Government offices
Preceded by
Keith Spicer
Commissioner of Official Languages
1977–1984
Succeeded by
D'Iberville Fortier



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