Perrin Beatty
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Henry Perrin Beatty, PC (born June 1, 1950) is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician.
Perrin Beatty first won election to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative at the age of 22 in the 1972 election.
He is a graduate of Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario, and of the University of Western Ontario in London.
In 1979, he became, at the time, the youngest person ever appointed to a Canadian Cabinet when Prime Minister Joe Clark made Beatty his minister of state for the Treasury Board in the short-lived government. Beatty returned to the opposition benches as a result of the defeat of the Clark government in the 1980 election.
With the Conservative victory in the 1984 election, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney made Beatty Minister of National Revenue and Minister responsible for Canada Post. He subsequently served as Solicitor General of Canada (1985 – 1986), Defence Minister (1986 – 1989), Minister of National Health and Welfare (1989 – 1991), and the now defunct position of Minister of Communications (1991 – 1993).
Despite long being touted as a future Tory leader, Beatty did not run in the 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership convention to succeed Mulroney. He was promoted to Secretary of State for External Affairs in the short-lived government of Mulroney's successor, Kim Campbell, but lost his seat in the 1993 election which returned only two Tory MPs.
In 1995, the Liberal government of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien appointed Beatty President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a position he held until 1999 when he became president and CEO of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, a business association that promotes the interests of Canadian industry and exporters.
He has been married to Julia Florence Carroll Kenny since February 23, 1974. They have two sons, Christopher Perrin (b. April 26, 1984) and Patrick Caverhill (b. March 15, 1988).
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| Preceded by Anthony S. Manera |
President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 1995–1999 |
Succeeded by Robert Rabinovitch |
| 25th Ministry - Government of Kim Campbell | ||
| Cabinet Post | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Barbara McDougall | Secretary of State for External Affairs (1993) |
André Ouellet |
| 24th Ministry - Government of Brian Mulroney | ||
| Cabinet Posts (6) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Marcel Masse | Minister of Communications (1991–1993) |
Monique Landry |
| Jake Epp | Minister of National Health and Welfare (1989–1991) |
Benoît Bouchard |
| James Kelleher | Solicitor General of Canada (1988–1989) second time |
Pierre Blais |
| Erik Nielsen | Minister of National Defence (1986–1989) |
Bill McKnight |
| Elmer MacKay | Solicitor General of Canada (1985–1986) first time |
James Kelleher |
| Roy MacLaren | Minister of National Revenue (1984–1985) |
Elmer MacKay |
| 21st Ministry - Government of Joe Clark | ||
| Cabinet Post | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Minister of State (Treasury Board) (1979–1980) |
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| Preceded by Riding Created |
Member of Parliament for Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe 1988–1993 |
Succeeded by Murray Calder |
| Preceded by Riding Created |
Member of Parliament for Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe 1979–1988 |
Succeeded by Riding Abolished |
| Preceded by Marvin Howe |
Member of Parliament for Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo 1972–1979 |
Succeeded by Riding Abolished |
Categories: Members of the 25th Ministry in Canada | Members of the 24th Ministry in Canada | Members of the 21st Ministry in Canada | 1950 births | Living people | Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario | Members of the United Church of Canada | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs | University of Western Ontario alumni | Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
