David Kilgour
Chair, Latin America and Caribbean policy, Canadian International Council.
Mr. Kilgour is currently chair of the Latin America and Carribean policy working group of the Ottawa branch of the Canadian International Council, a Fellow of the Queen's University Centre for the Study of Democracy, and a Director of the Washington-based Council for a Community of Democracies (CCD).
First elected in 1979 in the riding of Edmonton Strathcona, he was re-elected seven times, most recently in 2004 to represent the constituents of Edmonton – Mill Woods – Beaumont. During his time in Parliament, he was Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committees of the Whole House, Secretary of State for Latin America & Africa, and Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific. He did not stand in the 2006 election.
He continues to be active in many issues of human rights and international concern. His latest book, Uneasy Neighbors, co-authored with David Jones, a former American diplomat, discusses the relationship of Canada and the U.S. in the dynamics of state, industry, and culture. His many interests and speeches are well documented on his personal website.
