Léonard Legault, Canadian diplomat, Died at 82

  Politician

Léonard Hilarion Joseph Legault was born on February 19, 1935, in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan and died on March 17, 2017.
He was a Canadian diplomat.
Leonard received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1957 and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1959 from the University of Saskatchewan.
Legault was called to the Alberta Bar in 1961.
Hilarion was made a Queen’s Counsel in 1981.
He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1962 and served until 1973 in Ottawa, Warsaw, New Delhi, and Geneva.
Hilarion was the Director-General of the International Fisheries and Marine Directorate, from 1973 to 1977.
Hilarion was the High Commissioner for Canada to Nigeria and Sierra Leone, from 1977 to 1979.
Léonard Hilarion Joseph Legault passed away at 82 years old.