Roy MacLaren (politician)
Roy MacLaren | |
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Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
In office 1996–2000 | |
Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
Preceded by | Royce Frith |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Kinsman |
Minister for International Trade | |
In office 4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
Preceded by | Tom Hockin |
Succeeded by | Art Eggleton |
Minister of National Revenue | |
In office 30 June 1984 – 16 September 1984 | |
Prime Minister | John Turner |
Preceded by | Pierre Bussières |
Succeeded by | Perrin Beatty |
Minister of State for Finance | |
In office 17 August 1983 – 29 June 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Member of the House of Commons of Canada | |
In office 1988–1996 | |
Preceded by | Robert Pennock |
Succeeded by | Roy Cullen |
Constituency | Etobicoke North |
In office 1979–1984 | |
Preceded by | new constituency |
Succeeded by | Robert Pennock |
Constituency | Etobicoke North |
Personal details | |
Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 26 October 1934
Political party | Liberal |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia St Catharine's College, Cambridge Trinity College, Toronto |
Occupation | Diplomat, historian |
Roy MacLaren, PC (born 26 October 1934), is a Canadian politician, diplomat, historian, and author.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia with a major in History, a master's degree from St Catharine's College, Cambridge, a Master of Divinity degree from the University of Trinity College and an honorary Doctor of Sacred Letters degree from the University of Toronto, another honorary degree from the University of Alabama, and in 1973 attended Harvard University's Advanced Management Program. In 2002, he received the Alumni Award of Distinction from the University of British Columbia.
During twelve years with the Canadian foreign service, MacLaren's postings included Hanoi, Saigon, Prague and the United Nations in New York and Geneva. He served as the Canadian Chair of the Canada-Europe Round Table and the Canadian Institute for International Affairs. He has also served on the Canadian and British board of directors of Deutsche Bank plus a number of other multi-national corporations. He is also the Honorary Colonel of the 7th Toronto Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. MacLaren is currently the Chairman of the Canada-India Business Council.[1]
His historical book, Canadians on the Nile, 1882–1898 was published in 1978 and the following year he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal MP for Etobicoke North. In June 1983, MacLaren was appointed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister of State [Finance]. In June 1984, he was appointed to John Turner's short-lived cabinet as Minister of National Revenue, but was defeated in the September election by Conservative Bob Pennock. In 1988, he was again elected MP for Etobicoke North. After the Liberals won the 1993 election, he was appointed Minister of International Trade, but resigned that position and his seat in 1996, when he was appointed High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom. He served in that position until 2000.
Roy MacLaren is currently the Chairman of the Canada-India Business Council he also co-Chairs the Canada Europe Roundtable for Business, sits on the Council of the Champlain Society, the Executive Committee of the Trilateral Commission, the board of directors of the Royal Ontario Museum Foundation Board, is President of St Catharine's College Society, and a director of The Council for Business and the Arts in Canada. His published writings reflect his personal and professional experience, much of it concentrating on Canada's international history.
While serving as High Commissioner in London, he published the historically significant diaries of explorer William Stairs. The depiction on the book cover of the expedition up Mt. Ruwenzori is based on a sketch by William Stairs now in the National Archives of Canada.
Works[edit]
- Canadians in Russia, 1918–1919 (1976)
- Canadians on the Nile, 1882–1898 (1978) ISBN 0-7748-0094-1
- Canadians Behind Enemy Lines, 1939–1945 (1981) ISBN 0-7748-0185-9
- Honourable Mentions: The uncommon diary of an M.P." (Toronto, ON: Deneau Publishers, Inc., 1986) ISBN 0-88879-136-4
- African Exploits, The Diaries of William Stairs, 1887–1892 (1998) ISBN 0-7735-1640-9
- Commissions High; Canada in London 1870–1970 (2004)
Archives[edit]
There is a Roy MacLaren fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[2]
Electoral record[edit]
2004 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke North | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Roy Cullen | 19,450 | 63.3 | -9.3 | ||||
Conservative | Rupinder Nannar | 5,737 | 18.7 | -0.8 | ||||
New Democratic | Cesar Martello | 3,761 | 12.2 | +5.4 | ||||
Christian Heritage | William Ubbens | 661 | 2.2 | |||||
Green | Mir Kamal | 605 | 2.0 | |||||
Independent | George Szebik | 309 | 1.0 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Anna Di Carlo | 195 | 0.6 | |||||
Total number of valid votes | 30,718 | 100.0 |
2000 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke North | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Roy Cullen | 23,335 | 72.6 | +10.7 | ||||
Alliance | Mahmood Elahi | 6,273 | 19.5 | +3.9 | ||||
New Democratic | Ana Maria Sapp | 2,200 | 6.8 | -2.5 | ||||
Communist | Elizabeth Rowley | 347 | 1.1 | |||||
Total valid votes | 32,155 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke North | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Roy Cullen | 22,236 | 61.8 | +15.5 | ||||
Reform | Mario Luciani | 5,597 | 15.6 | -20.5 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Sam Basran | 4,276 | 11.9 | +1.3 | ||||
New Democratic | Carmela Casso | 3,350 | 9.3 | +4.0 | ||||
Natural Law | Marilyn Pepper | 174 | 0.5 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Mag Carson | 168 | 0.5 | |||||
Canadian Action | Paul Schiwkow | 156 | 0.4 | |||||
Total valid votes | 35,957 | 100.0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Roy MacLaren fonds, Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links[edit]
- 1934 births
- Living people
- Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- Canadian Anglicans
- Canadian historians
- Canadian male non-fiction writers
- High Commissioners of Canada to the United Kingdom
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the 22nd Canadian Ministry
- Members of the 23rd Canadian Ministry
- Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Politicians from Vancouver
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Trinity College (Canada) alumni
- University of Toronto alumni
- Writers from Vancouver