Judd Buchanan
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The Honourable Judd Buchanan PC OC |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1968–1981 |
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| Succeeded by | Jack Burghardt |
| Constituency | London West |
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July 25, 1929 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Profession | insurance |
Judd Buchanan, PC, OC (born July 25, 1929) is a Canadian former politician and businessman.
After a career in the life insurance industry working for London Life, Buchanan, born in Edmonton, Alberta, was elected to the House of Commons of Canada 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, and then to the Finance Minister.
He was appointed to the Cabinet by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1974 as Minister of Indian Affairs. In 1976, he was moved to the position of Minister of Public Works, and served concurrently as Minister of State for Science and Technology. In 1978, he left these files to become President of the Treasury Board until the defeat of the Trudeau government in the 1979 election.
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