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Willie Adams (born June 22, 1934) is a Canadian politician who was a member of the Senate of Canada from 1977 to 2009.

Adams was born in Fort Chimo, Quebec. He was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Jules Léger on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, on April 5, 1977, and is a member of the Liberal Party. He represented the Northwest Territories until the creation of Nunavut in 1999, and then became the Senator for Nunavut.

In 2009, he left the Senate upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. At that time, he was the longest-serving current member of the Canadian Senate.

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Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by New District	MLA Keewatin South 1970-1975	Succeeded by District Abolished
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Thomas Davis James Alexander Lougheed William Dell Perley James Hamilton Ross	Senator Northwest Territories 1977-1999	Succeeded by Nick Sibbeston
Preceded by New position	Senator Nunavut 1999-2009	Succeeded by Vacant

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