Julian Judd Buchanan (born July 25, 1929) is a former
Canadian
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politician and businessman.
After a career in the
life insurance
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industry working for
London Life, Buchanan, born in
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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, was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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in the
1968 election as the
Liberal Member of Parliament for
London West.
He served as a
Parliamentary Secretary in the early 1970s, first to the
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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, and then to the
Finance Minister
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.
He was appointed to the
Cabinet
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by
Prime Minister
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Pierre Trudeau
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in 1974 as Minister of Indian Affairs. In 1976, he was moved to the position of
Minister of Public Works
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, and served concurrently as
Minister of State
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for Science and Technology. In 1978, he left these files to become
President of the Treasury Board
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until the defeat of the Trudeau government in the
1979 election.
When the Liberals returned to power in the
1980 election, Buchanan was not returned to Cabinet and he resigned his seat in the House of Commons in August 1980 to return to the private sector.
Following his political career, Buchanan entered the tourism industry, leading Silver Star Mountain Resorts Ltd. In 1995, he helped create the
Canadian Tourism Commission which works with government to promote Canada as a tourist destination. He served as its chairman until his retirement in 2002.
In 2000, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada
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.
Archives
There is a Judd Buchanan
fonds
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at
Library and Archives Canada
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.
References
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1929 births
Possibly living people
Ministers of Crown–Indigenous relations
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the 20th Canadian Ministry
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
Members of the United Church of Canada
Officers of the Order of Canada
Politicians from Edmonton
Politicians from London, Ontario
20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada