Bob Hunter (October 13, 1941–May 2, 2005)

A Canadian environmentalist, journalist, author, and politician.

A member of the Don’t Make a Wave Committee in 1969.

First President of the Greenpeace

He spearheaded a successful campaign to ban commercial whaling.

Hunter's career in journalism began in the 1960s at the Winnipeg Tribune and the Vancouver Sun.

Hunter surprised many when he entered politics as a candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in a 2001.

He has visited 34 countries in his journeys around the world.

Hunter wrote numerous books on environmental subjects. In 1991, he won the Governor General's Award for literature for his book Occupied Canada: A Young White Man Discovers His Unsuspected Past.

Bob Hunter as a global citizen 1 Oxfam definition Is aware of the wider world and has a sense of his own role as a world citizen. Evidence He became the first president of Greenpeace. He went to 34 countries for his job.

Bob Hunter as a global citizen 2 Oxfam definition Participates in and contributes to the community at a range of levels from the local to the global. Evidence He spreads out Greenpeace to other countries in the world. There are many world websites on the homepage of Greenpeace.

Bob Hunter as a global citizen 3 Oxfam definition Is willing to act to make the world a more equitable and sustainable. Evidence He spearheaded a successful campaign to ban commercial whaling. He protects animals as equal as humans.

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