Galen Weston

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Willard Gordon Galen Weston, OC, OOnt (born October 29, 1940) is a Canadian businessman and descendant of George Weston of the George Weston Bakeries Limited. Weston is the son of Willard Garfield Weston and grandson of the founder George Weston. Brother Garry Weston (1927-2002) took charge of Associated British Foods plc, the family's UK operations.

While he studied in London, Ontario at the University of Western Ontario, Weston was roommates with Dave Nichol, whom he would make President of Loblaws in 1976. He and his family are the second richest family in Canada, with a net worth of $7.7 billion USD as of 2004[1], and the 59th richest family in the world (according to Forbes[1]). His family's fortune comes from their interest in such stores as Loblaws, Holt Renfrew, and Selfridges. Following the death of his brother Garry Weston, Galen's interests have again spread to the United Kingdom.

Weston is married with two children, Galen Jr. and Alannah. His wife Hilary (born Hilary Frayne in Dublin in 1942) served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002. His daughter Alannah is married to the grandson and heir of late Baronet Sir Desmond Cochrane and his Lebanese wife Lady Cochrane Sursock.

In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2005, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.

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  1. ^ Forbes - Galen Weston & Family

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