Otto Jelinek

The Honourable
Otto Jelinek
PC
Jelinek in 2014
Minister of National Revenue
In office
January 30, 1989 – June 24, 1993
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byElmer MacKay
Succeeded byGarth Turner
Member of Parliament
for Oakville—Milton
(Halton; 1979–1988)
(High Park—Humber Valley; 1972–1979)
In office
October 30, 1972 – October 25, 1993
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byBonnie Brown
Personal details
Born
Otakar Jelínek

(1940-05-20) May 20, 1940 (age 84)
Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Figure skating career
Skating clubOakville Skating Club
Retired1962
Medal record
Figure skating – Pairs
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Prague Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1960 Vancouver Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Paris Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Colorado Springs Pairs
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Philadelphia Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1957 Rochester Pairs
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Jelinek at the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention[1]

Otto John Jelinek PC (Czech: Otakar Jelínek;[2] born May 20, 1940) is a businessman, former figure skater, and Canadian politician. Jelinek's family fled to Switzerland, then to Canada from Czechoslovakia in 1948, following the Communist coup d'état when communists nationalized his father's cork and aluminium caps factory. Jelinek was appointed as ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic in August 2013.[3]

  1. ^ Alisdair Roberts (1983), Otto Jelinek
  2. ^ Otakar Jelínek 20.05.1940, Trade Register of the Czech Republic
  3. ^ "The Canadian Press: Otto Jelinek named Canada's next ambassador to Czech Republic". www.macleans.ca.