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Francis Fox
1939Dec, 2

Francis Fox

Francis Fox, Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada
Francis Fox, (born December 2, 1939) is a former member of the Senate of Canada, Canadian Cabinet minister, and Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, and thus was a senior aide to Prime Minister Paul Martin. He also worked as a lobbyist in the 1980s.

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