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Otto Jelinek, a former cabinet minister and world-champion figure skater, dead at 86
The former world champion skater served two decades in Parliament and later became Canada’s ambassador to the Czech Republic.
- Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, died in hospital at age 86 on Saturday.
- Born in Prague, Jelinek escaped communism in Czechoslovakia as a boy before representing Canada in figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics in California with his sister Maria.
- Jelinek entered federal politics, representing the Oakville, Ont. area for two decades while serving as national revenue minister under then prime minister Brian Mulroney.
- After considering a leadership bid for the Progressive Conservative Party, Jelinek served as Canadian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, capping a diverse public career.
- The Jelinek family reported he passed away peacefully following a struggle with Parkinson's disease that lasted for nearly 20 years.
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