Yves Fortier (lawyer)
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The Honourable L. Yves Fortier PC, CC, OQ, QC, Ad.E. |
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| Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations |
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In office August 1988 – December 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Louise Fréchette |
| President of the United Nations Security Council | |
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In office October 1, 1989 – October 31, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Paulo Nogueira Batista, Brazil |
| Succeeded by | Li Luye, People's Republic of China |
| Canadian Representative to the United Nations Security Council | |
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In office 1989–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Graf York von Wartenburg, West Germany |
| Succeeded by | Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations |
| Canadian Principal Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly | |
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In office 1988–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Louise Fréchette |
| 54th President of the Canadian Bar Association | |
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In office 1982–1983 |
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| Preceded by | Paul D.K. Fraser, Q.C., LL.D. |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. McKercher, Q.C. |
| Personal details | |
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September 11, 1935 Quebec City, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Eaton |
| Alma mater |
Université de Montréal: Bachelor of Arts McGill Law School: Bachelor of Civil Law Oxford: Bachelor of Letters |
| Occupation | Lawyer, arbitrator and diplomat |
Louis Yves Fortier, PC, CC, OQ, QC, Ad.E. (born September 11, 1935), is a Canadian diplomat, trial and appellate lawyer, arbitrator and corporate director. He served as the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations from August 1988 to December 1991. In August 2013, he became a member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee and the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. He also served as the national president of the Canadian Bar Association in 1982-1983.
Fortier was born in Quebec City in 1935. His father was a regional service agent for passengers on the Canadian Pacific Railway. After Fortier earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Université de Montréal in 1955 and was considering a legal career, his father encouraged him to apply to the law school at McGill University in Montreal to improve his English. At that time, McGill taught in English only. When Fortier said he was worried about learning law in English, his father said: “Yves, les anglophones assis à côté de toi, ils n’ont jamais fait de droit en anglais non plus”. ("Yves, the anglophones sitting beside you will have never learned law in English either.") Fortier applied to McGill and was accepted, and then successfully persuaded the McGill faculty that he should be able to sit his examinations in French. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from McGill in 1958.
While at McGill, Fortier met his future wife, Carol Eaton, who was studying for her Bachelor of Arts degree. Her father encouraged Fortier to apply for a Rhodes scholarship following his graduation from McGill, although Fortier jokes that "Je pense qu’il voulait m’éloigner de sa fille" ("I think he wanted to get me away from his daughter.")
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