Marcel Beaudry, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marcel Beaudry

Canadian civil servant

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1933

Date of Death: 24-Nov-2012

Profession: lawyer, politician, chairperson, Crown attorney, art collector

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Marcel Beaudry

  • Marcel Beaudry (November 17, 1933 – November 24, 2012) was a lawyer, politician and public official.
  • He served as mayor of Hull, Quebec (now part of Gatineau) in 1991 and 1992 and as chair of the National Capital Commission from 1992 to 2006.The son of LĂ©on Beaudry and Rosia Farley, he served as chief crown attorney in Hull from 1960 to 1966.
  • Beaudry was solicitor for the city of Hull and for the SociĂ©tĂ© de transport de l'Outaouais during the 1970s and 1980s.Beaudry was elected mayor of Hull in 1991 and had served nine months when he was named to the National Capital Commission (NCC) by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
  • He continued to serve in that position under Prime Ministers Kim Campbell, Jean ChrĂ©tien (who appointed him to a second term), Paul Martin and Stephen Harper.
  • He retired from the NCC at the end of his second 7-year term.
  • Major projects during his time at the head of the NCC included renovations on the Champlain Bridge and construction of the Canadian War Museum.
  • He is also crediting with making the operations of the NCC more transparent to the public.
  • The redevelopment of the LeBreton Flats area of Ottawa was initiated during Beaudry's time as NCC chair.Beaudry also served as a member of the Commission on the Political and Constitutional Future of Quebec, also known as the BĂ©langer-Campeau Commission.Beaudry was married to Mona Rivest (January 16, 1934 - September 11, 2006).
  • Together they had four children: Jean-Luc, Anne, Charles and François.The Beaudry's were well-known and avid fine art collectors.Marcel Beaudry died of cancer at the age of 79 in a Montreal hospital.

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