Rick Casson

The Honourable
Richard L. Casson
PC
Member of Parliament
for Lethbridge
In office
June 2, 1997 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byRay Speaker
Succeeded byJim Hillyer
Chair of the Standing Committee on
National Defence
In office
May 9, 2006 – March 8, 2009
MinisterPeter Mackay
Preceded byJohn Cannis
Succeeded byMaxime Bernier
Personal details
Born (1948-12-30) December 30, 1948 (age 77)
Calgary, Alberta
PartyConservative
SpouseJeanene Casson
ProfessionPrinter

Richard L. Casson PC (born December 30, 1948, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian politician. Casson was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Lethbridge from 1997 to 2011.

Before politics

Casson is a former manager of printing services. Casson was mayor of Picture Butte, Alberta from 1986 to 1995 and a councillor before that.

Entrance to politics

In the 1997 federal election Casson received 55.5% of the popular vote. He went on to receive 66% in the 2000 election, 63% support in the 2004 election and 67.3% in the 2006 election.

He has been a member of the Canadian Alliance (2000–2003) and the Reform Party of Canada (1997–2000). Casson was the Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Co-Chair - Permanent Joint Board on Defence.

In 2003, Rick Casson supported the Iraq war, and in spring 2006 voted yes to the extension of Canadian military deployment in Afghanistan to 2009.

On January 7, 2010, Casson announced that he would not be running in the next election, which was held on May 2, 2011.

On October 1, 2010, he was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in recognition of "many years of dedication and hard work in the House of Commons, including on Canada’s engagement in Afghanistan".[1]

References

  1. ^ "PM announces new members of the Queen's Privy Council". October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.

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