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Otto Jelinek, a former cabinet minister and world-champion figure skater, dead at 86

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Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has passed away at 86 due to Parkinson's disease. Born in Prague, he represented Canada in figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics in California alongside his sister Maria. Jelinek served as national revenue minister under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney for two decades, among other roles. He lived with Parkinson's disease for nearly 20 years before his death.

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Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and Canadian cabinet minister, has died at 86. He was born in Prague in 1940, and his family fled Czechoslovakia's communist government when he was a young boy, settling in Canada in 1952. Jelinek went on to represent Canada in figure skating with his sister Maria at the 1960 Winter Olympics in California, and later won a gold medal in world figure skating with Maria in Prague in 1962. After retiring from sports, Jelinek entered federal politics, serving as national revenue minister under then-prime minister Brian Mulroney, as well as holding portfolios in sport and multiculturalism. He left politics after considering running for leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was later appointed Canadian Ambassador to the Czech Republic.

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Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 86. asserted

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The Jelinek family says he died peacefully in hospital on Saturday after living with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 20 years. asserted

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Jelinek was born in Prague and his family escaped communism in Czechoslovakia when he was a young boy. asserted

he → bear → Czechoslovakia

Jelinek and his sister Maria went on to represent Canada in figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics in California. asserted

Jelinek → go → California

He then entered federal politics, representing the Oakville, Ont. area for two decades and serving as national revenue minister under then prime minister Brian Mulroney, as well as portfolios in sport and multiculturalism. asserted

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He left politics after considering running for leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was later appointed Canadian Ambassador to the Czech Republic. asserted

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