Jack Sydney George "Bud" Cullen, PC (April 20, 1927 – July 5, 2005) was a Canadian Federal Court judge and politician.
Bud Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Sarnia-Lambton | |
| In office June 25, 1968 – May 22, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Electoral District created |
| Succeeded by | Bill Campbell |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Sarnia-Lambton | |
| In office February 18, 1980 – July 26, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Ken James |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Basford |
| Succeeded by | Monique Bégin |
| Minister of Employment and Immigration | |
| In office 1976–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Ministry Created |
| Succeeded by | Ron Atkey |
| Judge (Trial Division) Federal Court of Canada | |
| In office July 26, 1984 – August 31, 2000 | |
| Appointed by | John Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Sydney George Cullen April 20, 1927 Creighton Mine, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 5, 2005 (aged 78) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Profession | lawyer, politician, judge |
Early years
editBorn in Creighton Mine, Ontario, Cullen was given the nickname of Bud by his mother when he was a young boy. Later, he legally changed his name to Bud.[1] Cullen went to Creighton Mine Public School, Lansdowne Public School, and Sudbury High School before attending the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School.[2]
Law and politics
editA lawyer practicing in Sarnia, Ontario,[1] Cullen was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 federal election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Sarnia.[3]
Key figure in government
editIn 1971, he became parliamentary secretary to the Minister of National Defence. He subsequently served as parliamentary secretary to the Energy Minister (1972) and to the Finance Minister (1974–1975).[3]
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appointed Cullen to the Cabinet as Minister of National Revenue in 1975. Cullen moved to the position of Minister of Manpower and Immigration in 1976, and remained in the position when it was renamed Minister of Employment and Immigration the next year, until the defeat of the Trudeau government in the 1979 election.[3]
Final days in politics and the judgeship
editCullen lost his Sarnia seat in the 1979 election, but regained it in the subsequent 1980 election, but he did not return to Cabinet.[3] Cullen was appointed a judge in the trial division of the Federal Court of Canada by Prime Minister John Turner in July 1984 prior to that year's election, and he remained on the bench until his retirement in August 2000.[1]
Connection to Sarnia Mayor Bradley
editPrior to being elected to Sarnia City Council for the first time in the municipal elections of 1985, future Sarnia mayor Mike Bradley got his political feet wet working as an executive assistant for MP Cullen. Bradley even made a run at winning Cullen's seat in 1984 and has described him in a number of interviews as a political role model of his.
Federal election results
editSarnia
edit| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Bud Cullen | 16,275 | 40.6% | +5.9% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Campbell | 13,986 | 34.9% | -5.1% | ||||
| New Democratic | Wally Krawczyk | 9,809 | 24.4% | -0.9% | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Pedro Villamizar | 52 | 0.1% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 40,122 | 100.0% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Campbell | 15,990 | 40.0% | +13.7% | ||||
| Liberal | Bud Cullen | 13,872 | 34.7% | -22.0% | ||||
| New Democratic | Wally Krawczyk | 10,148 | 25.4% | +8.3% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,010 | 100.0% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada
Sarnia—Lambton
edit| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Bud Cullen | 20,661 | 56.7% | +13.9% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Kowalyshyn | 9,579 | 26.3% | -12.6% | ||||
| New Democratic | Wallace Krawczyk | 6,217 | 17.1% | -1.3% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,457 | 100.0% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Bud Cullen | 16,112 | 42.8% | -2.5% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andy Brandt | 14,647 | 38.9% | -1.1% | ||||
| New Democratic | David Bell | 6,901 | 18.3% | +3.6% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,660 | 100.0% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada
Sarnia
edit| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Bud Cullen | 14,573 | 45.3% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dick Ford | 12,883 | 40.0% | |||||
| New Democratic | Alex Grabove | 4,733 | 14.7% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 32,189 | 100.0% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada
Archives
editThere is a Jack Cullen fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bud Cullen, Politician and Judge: 1927-2005". The Globe and Mail. 2005-07-07. p. S9.
- ^ "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". University of Toronto Press.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d Bud Cullen – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ "Finding aid to Jack Cullen fonds, Library and Archives Canada" (PDF).