Background
Strong, Maurice Frederick was born on April 29, 1929 in Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Frederick Milton and Mary (Fyfe) Strong.
Strong, Maurice Frederick was born on April 29, 1929 in Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Frederick Milton and Mary (Fyfe) Strong.
35 honorary degrees.
Financial analyst, James Richardson & Sons, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Calgary., 1948-1951;
assistant to president, James Richardson & Sons, 1951-1952;
marketing assistant, Caltex (Africa) Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya, 1953-1954;
vice president, treasurer, Dome Petroleum Ltd., Calgary, 1955-1959;
president, Canadian Industrial Gas Ltd., Calgary, 1959-1964;
president, Power Corporation Canada, Montreal, 1962-1966;
president, Canadian International Development Agency Ottawa, 1966-1970;
executive director environment program United Nations, also secretary-general, United Nations Conference Human Environment, New York City, 1971-1975;
Chairman of the Board, Petro-Canada, 1975-1978;
chairman, International Development Research Centre, 1977-1978;
chairman, Procor, Inc.
chairman, AZL Resources, Inc., Phoenix, 1978-1983;
chairman, International Energy Development Corporation, 1980-1983;
director, vice chairman, Canada Development Corporation, 1981-1984;
chairman, Canada Development Corporation, 1982-1984;
director, Massey Ferguson, 1984;
executive coordinator, United Nations Office for Emergency Operations in Africa, 1985-1986;
president, World Federation United Nations Associations, 1987-1991;
secretary-general, United Nations Conference on Environmental and Development (Earth Summit), 1990-1992;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Hydro, 1992-1995;
special advisor United Nations development programme, since 1992. Former chairman International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Chairman Council World Economics Forum, Baca Resources Ltd., American Water Development Inc., North-South Roundtable, Society for Information Display, Strovest Holdings.
Director World Society, First Color. Corporation, Baca Corporation, Consolidated Press Holdings. Chairman of the executive committee Société Générale pour l'Energie et les Ressources.
Member of advisory board York University, Toronto, 1969-1970, visiting professor government administration, 1969. Alternate governor International Bank for Reconstrn. and Development, Asian Development Bank, 1968-1970, Caribbean Development Bank, 1970. Governor International Development Research Centre, 1970-1971, 77-78.
Board directors Centre D'Etudes Industrielles, Geneva, Switzerland, Aspen Institute Humanistic Studies. Member World Committee Environmental and Development, 1983-1987. Co-chairman InterAction Policy Board.
Trustee Rockefeller Foundation, Fitzer Foundation. President National Council Young Men’s Christian Association's Canada, 1967-1968. Chairman of Commission extension and inter-movement aid World Alliance Young Men’s Christian Association's, 1963-1965.
Member joint committee society justice peace World Council Churches, Vatican, 1969-1971. Montague Burton professor International Relations U. Edinburgh, 1973. Fellow Royal Society (United Kingdom), Royal Society Canada.
Member Century Association, Queen's Privy Council Canada, Yale Club, University Club, Vancouver Club.
Married Hanne Marstrand, 1981. Children by previous marriage— Frederick Maurice, Maureen Louise, MaryAnne, Kenneth Martin.