Charles Drury
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Charles Mills "Bud" Drury | |
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| Member of Parliament for Saint-Antoine—Westmount ⋅ | |
| In office June 18, 1962 – June 24, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | A. Ross Webster |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1966. |
| Member of Parliament for Westmount ⋅ | |
| In office June 25, 1968 – January 26, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1966 |
| Succeeded by | Don Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1912 Westmount, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | January 12, 1991 (aged 78) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Awards | CBE DSO Order of Canada |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | .svg){kind=small} /  Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1933-1970 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Charles Mills "Bud" Drury, PC OC CBE DSO QC (May 17, 1912 – January 12, 1991) was a Canadian soldier, businessman, and politician.
Education
Born in Westmount, Quebec, he was educated at Selwyn House School[1] and 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)
Template:Canadian federal election, 1974/Electoral District/Westmount (electoral district)
References
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- 1912 births
- 1991 deaths
- Canadian Ministers of Finance
- Canadian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada 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 alumni
- People from Westmount, Quebec
- Anglophone Quebec people
- 20th-century Canadian lawyers