Charles Drury

Brigadier-General the Honourable Charles Drury PC OC CBE DSO QC
Minister of Public Works
In office 8 August 1974 – 14 September 1976
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Jean-Eudes Dubé
Succeeded by	J. Judd Buchanan
Minister of Finance
Acting 10 September 1975 – 25 September 1975
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	John Turner
Succeeded by	Donald Stovel Macdonald
President of the Treasury Board
In office 6 July 1968 – 7 August 1974
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Edgar Benson
Succeeded by	Jean Chrétien
Minister of National Defence
Acting 7 September 1972 – 26 November 1972
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Jean-Eudes Dubé (acting)
Succeeded by	James Armstrong Richardson
Acting 17 September 1970 – 23 September 1970
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Léo Cadieux
Succeeded by	Donald Stovel Macdonald
Member of Parliament for Westmount
In office 25 June 1968 – 26 January 1978
Preceded by	Riding created
Succeeded by	Don Johnston
Member of Parliament for Saint-Antoine—Westmount
In office 18 June 1962 – 24 June 1968
Preceded by	A. Ross Webster
Succeeded by	Riding dissolved
Personal details
Born	Charles Mills Drury (1912-05-17)17 May 1912 Westmount, Quebec, Canada
Died	12 January 1991(1991-01-12) (aged 78) Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Jane Ferrier Counsell ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1971)​ [1]
Children	4
Relatives	Walter L. Gordon (brother-in-law)
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	Canadian Army
Years of service	1933–1970
Rank	Brigadier-General
Unit	Royal Canadian Artillery
Commands	4th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Order

Brigadier-General Charles Mills "Bud" Drury PC OC CBE DSO QC (17 May 1912 – 12 January 1991) was a Canadian military officer, lawyer, civil servant, businessman and politician.^[2]