Tim Buck

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Tim Buck
Chairman of the Communist Party of Canada
In office 1962–1973
Preceded by	Bill Kardash
Succeeded by	Position abolished
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Canada
In office 1929–1962
Preceded by	Jack MacDonald
Succeeded by	Leslie Morris
Personal details
Born	Timothy Buck (1891-01-06)January 6, 1891 Beccles, England
Died	March 11, 1973(1973-03-11) (aged 82) Cuernavaca, Mexico
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Communist Party of Canada
Other political affiliations	Labor-Progressive Party (1943–1959)
Occupation	Politician
Awards	Order of the October Revolution[1]

Timothy Buck (January 6, 1891 – March 11, 1973) was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada (known as the Labor-Progressive Party from 1943 to 1959) from 1929 until 1962. Together with Ernst Thälmann of Germany, Maurice Thorez of France, Palmiro Togliatti of Italy, Earl Browder of the United States, and Harry Pollitt of Great Britain, Buck was one of the top leaders of the Joseph Stalin-era Communist International.