Hu Harries (1921-12-08 – 1986-08-26) was a Canadian economist and politician. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Born in Strathmore, Alberta, he received a Bachelor of Science in agriculture from the University of Alberta in 1945. Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in Southern Alberta, Canada, east of the A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S The University of Alberta (U of A is a public research University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He also received a Master’s degree in political science from the University of Toronto and a Doctorate in economics from Iowa State University. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus The Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University (ISU is a public land-grant and space-grant university [1] His area of expertise related to the oil industry and transportation.
From 1958 to 1960, he was the Director of the School of Commerce in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Alberta. From 1960 to 1968, he was the first Dean of the new Faculty of Commerce. [2] As well, he ran his own economic consultants firm, Hu Harries and Associates Ltd. He was a consultant with the World Bank and worked with the governments of Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e [3]
He entered politics as an Alderman on the Edmonton City Council from 1953 to 1959. An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Edmonton—Strathcona in 1968 federal election. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Edmonton—Strathcona is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament A Liberal, he was defeated in the 1972 and 1980 elections. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament
In the late 1970s, he unsuccessfully tried to form the National Party of Canada. The National Party of Canada was a short-lived Canadian Political party that contested the 1993 federal election. [3]
He married Joyce Maxine Farrell in 1948. They had 5 children: Lori, Jody, Bruce, Jeff and Dan.
References
- ^ Members of Council Biographies
- ^ University of Alberta Archives
- ^ a b Donn Downey. "Hu Harries MP planned Western party", The Globe and Mail, August 30, 1986. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities
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Member of Parliament Edmonton—Strathcona 1968–1972 |
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