Allan Rock - Definition and Overview

Allan Rock (born August 30, 1947) is a Canadian politician and diplomat. He became the Minister of Industry for Canada in 2002 following five years in the post of Minister of Health. Prior to this he was the Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Rock was a trial lawyer before he entered politics in 1993. Allan studied for a B.A. and an LL.B. at the University of Ottawa.

On December 12, 2003, Rock became ambassador to the United Nations.

As a student leader in 1970 Alan Rock met John Lennon and drove him around Ottawa while Rock was hosting him for a "peace conference" he was holding. He had invited Lennon to Ottawa after his famous "bed-in" in Montreal. He tried to introduce Lennon to Pierre Trudeau but the prime minister was not at home when they dropped by.

He spoke to the UN General Assembly on April 13, 2004, encouraging participation of the member nations of the United Nations, on the matter of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.

External link

• Official site (http://www.allanrock.com/)