Maurice Strong | Environmental Activist

Maurice Strong

Born: April 29, 1929
Place of Birth: Oak Lake, Manitoba

Major Notes:

Maurice Strong has been called by the New York Times as being the "Custodian of the Planet".
He is one of the most powerful Canadian leaders in the modern world but most Canadians have never heard of him.
Strong came from a very poor family and as a child lived through the depression years.
Very intelligent, he finished his early education at 14 by skipping a few grades and then left school.
At 18, he went to work for the security section of the United Nations and met David Rockefeller.
In the 50's, he became an oil trader and by the 60's had taken over several smaller ailing oil firms and turned their profits around.
His rise up in the business world was phenomenal and by age 31 he was the President of Power Corporation.
Strong also acquired political friends through the Liberal party and made friends with Paul Martin Jr.
His thoughts of making money however turned to how to best use his knowledge for the betterment of man through solving environmental issues.
In 1972, Strong organized the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment or what became known as the UN's first Earth Summit.
He was invited by Pierre Trudeau to come back to Canada and take over Petro-Canada, a new oil company under government control.
After two years, he left Petro-Canada to pursue other various business dealings.
By 1985, he returned to working with the UN and was place in charge of the 3.5 billion dollars relief program for Somalia and Ethiopia.
Strong was appointed by the UN to the position of Secretary General of the Earth Summit for 1992.
He is largely credited for bringing about what is now known as the Kyoto Agreement.
In 1997 he was given the role of senior advisor to United Nations' Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Maurice Strong continues to be a consultant for various UN activities such as the study of reforming the United Nations itself.
He has received over 50 honorary degrees from universities around the world.

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Major Notes:

Maurice Strong has been called by the New York Times as being the "Custodian of the Planet".

He is one of the most powerful Canadian leaders in the modern world but most Canadians have never heard of him.

Strong came from a very poor family and as a child lived through the depression years.

Very intelligent, he finished his early education at 14 by skipping a few grades and then left school.

At 18, he went to work for the security section of the United Nations and met David Rockefeller.

In the 50's, he became an oil trader and by the 60's had taken over several smaller ailing oil firms and turned their profits around.

His rise up in the business world was phenomenal and by age 31 he was the President of Power Corporation.

Strong also acquired political friends through the Liberal party and made friends with Paul Martin Jr.

His thoughts of making money however turned to how to best use his knowledge for the betterment of man through solving environmental issues.

In 1972, Strong organized the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment or what became known as the UN's first Earth Summit.

He was invited by Pierre Trudeau to come back to Canada and take over Petro-Canada, a new oil company under government control.

After two years, he left Petro-Canada to pursue other various business dealings.

By 1985, he returned to working with the UN and was place in charge of the 3.5 billion dollars relief program for Somalia and Ethiopia.

Strong was appointed by the UN to the position of Secretary General of the Earth Summit for 1992.

He is largely credited for bringing about what is now known as the Kyoto Agreement.

In 1997 he was given the role of senior advisor to United Nations' Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Maurice Strong continues to be a consultant for various UN activities such as the study of reforming the United Nations itself.

He has received over 50 honorary degrees from universities around the world.