Eugene Whelan
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The Honourable Eugene Whelan PC, OC, CD, PAg, LLD (h.c.) |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Essex South |
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In office June 18, 1962 – June 24, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Thrasher |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1966 |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Essex (renamed Essex—Windsor in 1972) |
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In office June 25, 1968 – September 3, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | District was created in 1966 |
| Succeeded by | Steven Langdon |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office November 27, 1972 – June 3, 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Bud Olson |
| Succeeded by | John Wise |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office March 3, 1980 – June 29, 1984 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | John Wise |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Ferguson |
| Senator for South Western Ontario | |
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In office August 9, 1996 – July 11, 1999 |
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| Appointed by | Jean Chrétien |
| Warden of Essex County, Ontario | |
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In office 1962–1963 |
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Eugene Francis Whelan July 11, 1924 Amherstburg, Ontario |
| Died | February 19, 2013 (aged 88) Amherstburg, Ontario |
| Resting place | St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Amherstburg, Ontario 42°6′35.52″N 83°5′00.43″W / 42.1098667°N 83.0834528°W |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Pollinger |
| Children | Theresa Whelan, Susan Whelan, Cathy Whelan |
| Residence | Amherstburg, Ontario |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Eugene "Gene" Francis Whelan, PC, OC, CD, PAg, /ˈhwiːlən/, (July 11, 1924 – February 19, 2013) was a Canadian politician, sitting in the House of Commons from 1962 to 1984, and in the Senate from 1996 to 1999. He was also Minister of Agriculture under Pierre Trudeau from 1972 to 1984, and became one of Canada’s best-known politicians. During his career, he would meet Queen Elizabeth II, help Canada beat U.S. president Richard Nixon to the punch in “opening up” China, and play a catalyzing role in the fall of the Iron Curtain and the end of the Cold War. In an editorial immediately following his death, the Windsor Star said:
Whelan was always known as a die hard Liberal. He loved to boast,
The Conservatives have the right wing, The NDP have the left wing. The Liberals have two wings and that's why we can fly.
When he announced that he was running for the Liberal leadership in 1984, he said:
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