- Charles Drury
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The Hon. Bud DruryBorn (17 May 1912
Westmount, Quebec,Died 12 January 1991) Allegiance Canada Rank Brigadier General Awards PC , OC , QC , CBE , DSO Other work United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration; National Capital Commission, Charles Mills "Bud" Drury, PC, OC, QC, CBE, DSO (17 May 1912 – 12 January 1991) was a Canadian soldier, businessman, and politician.
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Education
Born in Westmount, Quebec, he graduated from the RMC, in Kingston, Ontario; McGill University and the University of Paris.
Career
During World War II, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. After the war, he was chief of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration from 1945 to 1947. Drury was appointed deputy minister of national defence from 1948 to 1955. He spent 1955 to 1962 in private business.
He was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Montreal riding of Saint-Antoine—Westmount (later Westmount) in the 1962 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, and 1974 elections.
He held many ministerial positions in the governments of Prime Ministers Lester Pearson and Pierre Trudeau, including: Defence Production, Industry, Trade and Commerce, Treasury Board, National Defence, Public Works, Finance, and State for Science and Technology.
After leaving politics, he became chairman of the National Capital Commission, from 1978 to 1984.
In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Electoral record (partial)
1974 federal election : Westmount edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal (x)Charles Drury 20,816 57.61 Progressive Conservative Michael Meighen 11,575 32.03 New Democratic Party Peter P. Berlow 3,140 8.69 Social Credit Joseph Ranger 412 1.14 Marxist-Leninist Lawrence Tansey 190 0.53 Total valid votes 36,133 100.00 Total rejected ballots 994 Turnout 37,127 71.96 Electors on the lists 51,592 References
Books
- 4237 Dr. Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.
- H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969.
- H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982
- H16511 Dr. Richard Preston "R.M.C. and Kingston: The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community" 1968 Kingston, Ontario.
- H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876-1918. Volume II: 1919-1984. RMC. Kingston, Ontario. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984
Government offices Preceded by
UnknownDeputy Minister of National Defence
1948 – 1955Succeeded by
Frank Robert MillerGalt · Rose · Hincks · Tilley · Cartwright · Tilley · McLelan · Tupper · Foster · Bowell (acting) · Foster · Fielding · White · Drayton (acting) · Fielding · Robb · Bennett · Robb · Dunning · Bennett · Rhodes · Dunning · Ralston · Ilsley · Abbott · Harris · Fleming · Nowlan · Gordon · Sharp · Benson · Turner · Drury (acting) · Macdonald · Chrétien · Crosbie · MacEachen · Lalonde · Wilson · Mazankowski · Loiselle · Martin · Manley · Goodale · FlahertyMinisters of Militia and Defence (1867–1923) Ministers of National Defence (1923–) G. Graham · E. Macdonald · Guthrie · Robb (acting) · Ralston · Sutherland · Stirling · Mackenzie · Rogers · Power (acting) · Ralston · McNaughton · Abbott · Claxton · Campney · Pearkes · Harkness · Churchill · Hellyer · Cadieux · Drury (acting) · D. Macdonald · Benson · Dubé (acting) · Drury (acting) · Richardson · Danson · McKinnon · Lamontagne · Blais · Coates · Clark (acting) · Nielsen · Beatty · McKnight · Masse · Campbell · Siddon · Collenette · Young · Eggleton · McCallum · Pratt · B. Graham · O'Connor · MacKayAssociate Ministers of National Defence (1953–2006) Ministers of the Naval Service (1910–1922) World War I World War II McDougall · Langevin · Mackenzie · Tupper · Langevin · Smith · Ouimet · Desjardins · Tarte · Sutherland · Hyman · Pugsley · Monk · Rogers · Ballantyne · Carvell · Reid (acting) · Sifton · Reid (acting) · McCurdy · Bostock · King · Perley · Ryckman · Elliott · Stewart · P. Cardin · Michaud (acting) · Fournier · Harris (acting) · Winters · Green · Walker · Green (acting) · Fulton · Deschatelets · L. Cardin · McIlraith · Laing · Dubé · Drury · Buchanan · Ouellet · Nielsen · Cosgrove · LeBlanc · Lapointe · La Salle · McInnes · Jelinek (acting) · MacKay11As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the Minister of Supply and Services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995. Ministers of Trade and Commerce (1892-1969) Mackenzie Bowell · William Bullock Ives · John Costigan (acting) · William Bullock Ives · Richard John Cartwright · George Eulas Foster · Henry Herbert Stevens · James Alexander Robb · Thomas Andrew Low · James Alexander Robb (acting) · Henry Herbert Stevens (acting) · James Dew Chaplin · James Malcolm · Henry Herbert Stevens · Richard Burpee Hanson · William Daum Euler · James Angus MacKinnon · Clarence Decatur Howe · Gordon Churchill · George Harris Hees · Malcolm Wallace McCutcheon · Mitchell William Sharp · Robert Henry Winters · Jean-Luc Pépin (acting) · Charles Mills Drury · Jean-Luc PépinMinisters of Industry (1963–1969) Ministers of Industry, Trade and Commerce (1969-1983) Minister of State for International Trade (1979–1980) Minister of State (Trade) (1980-1982) Ministers of State (International Trade) (1982-1983) Ministers for International Trade (1983-) Categories:- 1912 births
- 1991 deaths
- Canadian Ministers of Finance
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Recipients of the Canadian Forces Decoration
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Quebec
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- McGill University alumni
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- Lawyers in Quebec
- Royal Military College of Canada people
- People from Westmount, Quebec
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Canadian military personnel stubs
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