Perrin Beatty
Perrin Beatty | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
| In office June 24, 1993 – November 3, 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kim Campbell |
| Preceded by | Barbara McDougall |
| Succeeded by | André Ouellet |
| Member of Parliament for Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe (Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe; 1979–1988) (Wellington—Grey; 1972–1979) | |
| In office October 30, 1972 – October 24, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Marvin Howe |
| Succeeded by | Murray Calder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Perrin Beatty June 1, 1950 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Julie Beatty |
| Children | Patrick Beatty |
| Residence(s) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Profession | Businessman, Corporate Executive, Politician |
Henry Perrin Beatty PC OC (born June 1, 1950) is a Canadian corporate executive and former politician, who served as a Progressive Conservative of the House of Commons from 1972 to 1993, and as a cabinet minister from 1979 to 1980 and again from 1984 to 1993.
Life and career
Beatty is a graduate of Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario,[1] and of the University of Western Ontario in London.
He first won election to the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative at the age of 22 in the 1972 election.
In 1979 he became, at the time, the youngest person ever appointed to a
With the Conservative victory in the
Despite long being touted as a future Tory leader, Beatty did not run in the
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.
In August 2007 Beatty left the CME to become president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.[2] Beatty served as Chancellor of the
from 2008 to 2015. He has received honorary degrees from UOIT and Western University.In 2012 Beatty received an honorary Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation from the Forum for International Trade Training.[3][4]
In May 2020, Beatty was appointed to serve on Canada's COVID-19 Supply Council.[5]
Honors
Order of Canada (2018)
Publications
- Book chapter: Hong Kong: Canada's Partner in Prosperity, 2011[2]
References
- ^ "UCC community members join Order of Canada". Upper Canada College. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ ISBN 9780776619552.
- ^ "CdnChamberofCommerce on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "FITT - Watch Hon. Perrin Beatty, CITP, on CTV News Power... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "Members of the COVID-19 Supply Council". Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada. 2020-05-03.
External links
- Perrin Beatty – Parliament of Canada biography
- Henry Perrin Beatty Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, at The Canadian Encyclopedia