Perrin Beatty

The Honourable Perrin Beatty PC
In office 1972 – 1993
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 Party of Canada
Residence	Ottawa, Ontario
Profession	Businessman, Corporate Executive, Politician

Henry Perrin Beatty, PC (born June 1, 1950) is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician.

Life and career

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. In August 2007, Beatty left the CME to become president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

On August 28, 2008, it was announced that Beatty has been named as the chancellor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) in Oshawa, Ontario. He also sits on the board of directors for the Canadian International Council and the advisory council of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute.

In 2012, Beatty received an honourary Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation from the Forum for International Trade Training.

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-present	Succeeded by incumbent