Perrin Beatty

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.

The Honourable Perrin Beatty PC OC
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 the Canadian Parliament for Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo
In office 1972–1979
Preceded by	Marvin Howe
Succeeded by	None (district abolished)
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe
In office 1979–1988
Preceded by	None (district created)
Succeeded by	None (district abolished)
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe
In office 1988–1993
Preceded by	None (district created)
Succeeded by	Murray Calder
Personal details
Born	Henry Perrin Beatty (1950-06-01) June 1, 1950 Toronto, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Julie Beatty
Children	Patrick Beatty
Residence	Ottawa, Ontario
Profession	Businessman, Corporate Executive, Politician

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 Canadian Cabinet when Prime Minister Joe Clark made Beatty his minister of state for the Treasury Board in his 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), Minister of National Defence (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.

In August 2007 Beatty left the CME to become president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Beatty was appointed President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in August 2007.[2] Beatty served as Chancellor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) in Oshawa, Ontario from 2008 to 2015. He has received honourary 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 the Rising Sun, 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star (2020)

Publications

• Book chapter: Hong Kong: Canada's Partner in Prosperity, 2011[2]

References

1. "UCC community members join Order of Canada". Upper Canada College. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
2. Beatty, Perrin (2011). "10 - Hong Kong: Canada's Partner in Prosperity". In Cao, Huhua (ed.). The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21st Century. University of Ottawa Press.
3. "CdnChamberofCommerce on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
4. "FITT - Watch Hon. Perrin Beatty, CITP, on CTV News Power... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
5. "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, at The Canadian Encyclopedia

25th Ministry – Cabinet of Kim Campbell
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Barbara McDougall	Secretary of State for External Affairs 1993	André Ouellet
24th Ministry – Cabinet of Brian Mulroney
Cabinet posts (5)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Marcel Masse	Minister of Communications 1991–1993	Monique Landry
Jake Epp	Minister of National Health and Welfare 1989–1991	Benoît Bouchard
Erik Nielsen	Minister of National Defence 1986–1989	Bill McKnight
Elmer MacKay	Solicitor General of Canada 1985–1986	James Kelleher
Roy MacLaren	Minister of National Revenue 1984–1985	Elmer MacKay
21st Ministry – Cabinet of Joe Clark
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
	Minister of State (Treasury Board) 1979–1980
Parliament of Canada
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
Government offices
Preceded by Anthony S. Manera	President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 1995–1999	Succeeded by Robert Rabinovitch
Other offices
Preceded by Lyn McLeod	Chancellor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology 2008-2016	Succeeded by Noreen Taylor