Keith Spicer

Keith Spicer
1st Commissioner of Official Languages
In office
April 1970 – June 1977
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byMax Yalden
Personal details
Born(1934-03-06)March 6, 1934
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 24, 2023(2023-08-24) (aged 89)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto, Sorbonne University
ProfessionJournalist, Professor, Senior civil servant

Keith Spicer (March 6, 1934 – August 24, 2023) was a Canadian academic, public servant, journalist, and writer. Between 1970 and 1977, Spicer was Canada's first Commissioner of Official Languages.