Background
McLean, Walter Franklin was born on April 26, 1936 in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. Son of J.L.W. McLean.
administrator legislator minister
McLean, Walter Franklin was born on April 26, 1936 in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. Son of J.L.W. McLean.
Bachelor, Victoria College, University British Columbia, 1957. Master of Divinity, Knox College, University Toronto, 1960. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wilfrid Laurier University, 1995.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Knox College, 2002.
Minister Knox Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, 1971-1979. Member House of Commons, Ottawa, Canada, 1979—1993, Secretary of State of Canada Canada, 1984—1985, sworn to Privy Council Canada, 1984, minister of immigration Canada, 1985—1986. Minister responsible for status of women Government of Canada, 1984-1986.
CUSO, Nigeria coordinator, 1962-1967. Chaplain University Nigeria, 1962-1967. Deputy director International Program Canada Centennial, 1967.
Executive director Manitoba Association for World Development, 1968-1969. Executive director Manitoba Centennial Corporation, 1970. Past chairman World Concerns Commission Canadian Council Churches.
Canada delegate General Assemblies United Nations, 1986-1993. Appointed prime minister's special representative Commonwealth and African affairs, 1986-1993. Canada representative Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference, 1987-1993.
Delegate Commonwealth Foreign Ministers Against Apartheid, 1987-1993, African Development Bank, 1990-1991, Association West European Parliamentarians Against Apartheid, 1988-1989. Leader fact finding mission to Mozambique, 1987, LED Canada delegation United Nations Conference on Women, Nairobi, 1985. Led Parliamentary delegate to observe the pre-election process and attended Namibian Indepedence, 1990.
Chairman paliamentary Committee on Development and Human Rights, 1990-1993. Commonwealth observer South African and Sri Lanka elections 1994. President Franklin Consultant Ltd., since 1993.
Chair McLean and Associates, since 2004. Board directors TAB International Energy Corporation, 2005-2009.
Ordained to ministry, Presbyterian Church.
Alderman City of Waterloo, Ontario, 1976-1979. Co-founder United Nations based Parliamentarians Global Action. Honorary consul Canada Republican Namibia, since 1994.
Convenor Millenium Celebration Presbyterian Church, 1998-1900. Principal The Osborne Group, since 2000. Board directors Toronto School Theology, 2005-2009.
Advisory board Royal Rds. University, Victoria British Columbia, since 1995. Chaplain 404 wing Royal Canadian Air Force, 1976-1903.
Member Ontario Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, 2000-2003. Fellow: Rotary; member: United Nations Association Canada (chair human rights committee).
Married Barbara Muriel Scott, August 19, 1961. Children: Scott, Chima, Ian, Duncan.
