- Léo Cadieux
Joseph Alphonse Léo Cadieux, PC , OC , BA , B.Comm (
May 28 1908 –May 11 ,2005 ) was a former Canadian politician.A newspaper journalist and publisher who was born in
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec , Cadieux was first elected to theCanadian House of Commons as the LiberalMember of Parliament for Quebec,Quebec in the 1962 election.In 1965, he was appointed to the Cabinet by Prime Minister
Lester Pearson as Associate Minister of National Defense. In 1967, he was promoted to Minister of National Defence, and remained in that position under Pearson and thenPierre Trudeau until he retired from politics in 1970.On his retirement from Parliament, he was appointed Canada's
Ambassador toFrance . He remained Canada's envoy until 1975.During Cadieux's tenure as Defence Minister, Canada cut its troop commitment to
Europe from 10,000 to 5,000 troops and ended Canada's commitment to send re-enforcements to theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization 's Central Front following a review of Canadian defence priorities. In Cabinet debates on Canada's attitude towards nuclear deterrence, Cadieux argued in support of the doctrine. He also oversaw the reorganization of the Canadian Emergency Measures Organization, Canada'scivil defence agency.In 1974, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada .External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=671&s=M Political Biography from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=234 Order of Canada Citation]External links
* [http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/department/history/hplSearch_results-en.asp?frm=person&lan=1&prsnid=889 Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada diplomatic history]
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