Paul Hannon

Paul Hannon is the Executive Director of Mines Action Canada (MAC), the Canadian member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), which was the co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. The campaign in Canada is led by MAC, a coalition of over 40 Canadian development, faith, health, peace, relief social justice, and disabled peoples support organizations. MAC has worked domestically and internationally to build government support for a ban on landmines.

Paul became the Executive Director of Mines Action Canada in July 1998 and represents MAC on the ICBL’s Advisory Board and is also on the four-member Management Committee of the ICBL. He is one of four members of the Landmine Monitor Editorial Board. As of January 2005 MAC is the lead agency for the ICBL’s Landmine Monitor initiative.

MAC is a founding member of the new international Cluster Munition Coalition and Paul also represents MAC on the Steering Committee of the Cluster Munition Coalition

Paul brought to the campaign 15 years of experience with the Canadian development sector including working and consulting with Africa Emergency Aid, AlterNET Communications, Canadian Council for International Cooperation, International Development Research Centre, Mozambique Task Force, Oxfam Canada, the Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Fund (CCIC) and Partnership Africa Canada. He has also worked for the federal government and a major Canadian financial institution.

In 2002 he was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal.