PETER G. WHITESUMMARY OF CAREERBorn in Brazil, educated in Quebec and Switzerland. BA McGill, law degree Laval.Canadian citizen; married with three adult sonsLanguages: English, French, SpanishBusiness careerFounded weekly newspaper in Eastern Townships of Quebec, then became co-owner of Daily Record newspaper in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Executive at Hollinger group of newspapers for over 20 years.Former publisher of Saturday Night magazine, Toronto.Former director of several public and private companies in Canada, including: Southam Inc. Hees International Bank of Montreal Leasing Corp. Deutschebank Canada Domgroup Inc. Transat AT Cinram International Leger Marketing, Montreal; chair of advisory boards in Toronto and Calgary Just For Laughs/Juste Pour Rire, Montreal Canadian advisory board of INSEAD business schoolGovernmental careerSpecial Assistant to federal minister Maurice Sauvé and to Quebec premier Daniel Johnson.Principal Secretary to prime minister Brian Mulroney, and Special Assistant for Appointments in PMO.Voluntary sectorPast chairman of the following think tanks and NGOs: