Charles Drury

Charles Mills "Bud" Drury PC OC CBE DSO QC (born May 7, 1912 in Westmount , Québec , † January 12, 1991 ) was a Canadian entrepreneur , lawyer , Brigadier General of the Canadian Armed Forces and politician of the Liberal Party .

Life

Military career

After attending school, Drury studied law at McGill University and Paris University . In addition, he joined the militia and was after training as an officer in July 1933 to lieutenant and in January 1934 for lieutenant promoted and was first officer of the 7th Middle Battery of the 2nd Middle artillery - Brigade of the Royal Canadian Artillery and in the meantime from December 1935 to April 1936 flight officer with Combat Squadron No. 15 of the Royal Canadian Air Force. After being an officer and finally a captain of the 3rd Medium Battery of the 3rd Medium Artillery Brigade of the Militia between March and December 1939 .

In January 1940 he became a captain in the regular armed forces and was transferred to Great Britain as an adjutant , where he was employed in the staff of the 1st Medium Brigade. After a subsequent assignment from September 1940 to February 1941 at the headquarters of the 3rd Division , he returned to Canada and became a major in the 62nd light anti-aircraft battery of the 4th light anti-aircraft regiment before becoming a military attaché at the embassy in the USA between June 1941 and 1943 was. After his return to Canada he found use in the 4th Field Regiment before he was in July 1944 Lieutenant Colonel and General Staff Officer First Class at the headquarters of the 2nd Infantry Division.

In November 1944, Drury was transferred to the headquarters of the Royal Canadian Artillery and was initially acting brigadier general and commander of the 4th Armored Division and as such received the rank of brigadier general in June 1945. He was then acting commander of the Royal Canadian Artillery between June and September 1945 and retired on September 24, 1945 from active military service. He received multiple awards for his services and bravery during World War II and was named both Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Knight of the Legion of Honor . In addition to the Distinguished Service Order, the Croix de guerre also received .

After retiring from active military service, from September 1945 to December 1970 he was a Brigadier General in the reserve reserve of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Political career

After World War II, Drury was head of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) between 1945 and 1947 . He was also Deputy Minister for National Defense from January 1949 to 1955, and worked as an entrepreneur and as a lawyer.

In the election of June 18, 1962 , he was elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party as a member of the House of Commons , where he first represented the constituency of Saint Antoine-Westmount and, after the election of June 25, 1968, until his resignation on January 26, 1978 Westmount constituency .

In April 1963 he was appointed Minister for Defense Production in the 19th Federal Cabinet by Prime Minister Lester Pearson and held this office until April 1968. At the same time he was Minister for Industry between July 1963 and April 1968.

After Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau took office in April 1968, he remained Minister for Defense Production and Industry until July 1968 and was also Minister for Trade and Enterprise in the 20th Canadian Cabinet between April and July 1968 . After a cabinet reshuffle, he became President of the Treasury in July 1968 and held this office until August 1974. He was also acting Minister for National Defense for a few days in September 1970 and between September and November 1972 .

After another cabinet reshuffle, he was Minister for Public Works and State Minister for Science and Technology from August 1974 to September 1976, as well as acting Minister of Finance for two weeks in September 1975.

On January 26, 1978, he resigned his mandate in the House of Commons after he was appointed director of the National Capital Commission.

In December 1981 he was appointed officer of the Order of Canada . The award of the order followed in recognition of his outstanding military services as well as for the UNRRA, as a deputy, cabinet minister, chairman of the National Capital Commission and as a member of the Council of the Northwest Territories .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Order of Canada

Web links

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