Jean-Louis Gagnon
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Jean-Louis Gagnon, OC, CQ, FRSC (February 21, 1913 – May 26, 2004) was a Canadian journalist, writer, and public servant. He was a member of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism and, following the death of André Laurendeau, its co-president.
Gagnon was appointed Director General of Information Canada in 1970, served as Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Canada to UNESCO from 1972 to 1976, and member of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission from 1976 to 1983.
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- Journalists from Quebec
- 2004 deaths
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- Knights of the National Order of Quebec
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
- Ambassadors of Canada
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- Canadian newspaper editors
- University of Ottawa alumni
- Canadian radio journalists