Max Yalden

Maxwell Freeman Yalden, CC (April 12, 1930 – February 9, 2015) was a Canadian civil servant and diplomat.

Max Yalden
2nd Commissioner of Official Languages
In office
1977–1984
Preceded byKeith Spicer
Succeeded byD'Iberville Fortier
Canadian Ambassador to Luxembourg
In office
1984–1988
Preceded byD'Iberville Fortier
Succeeded byJacques J.A. Asselin
Canadian Ambassador to Belgium
In office
1984–1987
Preceded byD'Iberville Fortier
Succeeded byJacques J.A. Asselin
Personal details
Born
Maxwell Freeman Yalden

(1930-04-12)April 12, 1930
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 9, 2015(2015-02-09) (aged 84)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
SpouseJanice Yalden
ChildrenRobert Yalden
Cicely Yalden (deceased)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationDiplomat, civil servant

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 elected to a four-year term a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. He was re-elected 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.

He died at Ottawa, Ontario, at age 84, from pneumonia complications.[1]

References

  1. Csillag, Ron (March 3, 2015). "Civil servant Max Yalden was a fierce defender of human rights". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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