Jack Sydney George "Bud" Cullen, (April 20, 1927 – July 5, 2005) was a

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and politician.

Early years

Born in

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, Cullen was given the nickname of Bud by his mother when he was a young boy. Later, he legally changed his name to Bud. Cullen went to Creighton Mine Public School, Lansdowne Public School, and Sudbury High School before attending the

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and

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Law and politics

A lawyer practicing in Sarnia, Ontario, Cullen was first elected to the

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in the 1968 federal election as the

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for

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Key figure in government

In 1971, he became parliamentary secretary to the Minister of National Defence. He subsequently served as parliamentary secretary to the

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(1972) and to the

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(1974–1975).

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appointed Cullen to the

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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.

Final days in politics and the judgeship

Cullen lost his Sarnia

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in the 1979 election, but regained it in the subsequent 1980 election, but he did not return to Cabinet. Cullen was appointed a judge in the trial division of the

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in July 1984 prior to that year's

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, and he remained on the bench until his retirement in August 2000.

Connection to Sarnia Mayor Bradley

Prior to being elected to

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

Sarnia

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Sarnia—Lambton

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Sarnia

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, Bud 1927 births 2005 deaths Lawyers in Ontario Judges in Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the United Church of Canada Politicians from Greater Sudbury Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada University of Toronto alumni

Early years

Law and politics

Key figure in government

Final days in politics and the judgeship

Connection to Sarnia Mayor Bradley

Federal election results

Sarnia

Sarnia—Lambton

Sarnia

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