| 词条 | Douglas Harkness |
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|honorific-prefix = The Honourable |name = Douglas Harkness |birth_name = Douglas Scott Harkness |honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|OC|GM|ED|PC}} |image = |imagesize = |caption = |riding = Calgary Centre |parliament = Canadian |term_start = June 25, 1968 |term_end = October 29, 1972 |predecessor = District was created in 1966 |successor = Harvie Andre |riding2 = Calgary North |parliament2 = Canadian |term_start2 = August 10, 1953 |term_end2 = June 24, 1968 |predecessor2 = District was created in 1952 |successor2 = Eldon Woolliams |riding3 = Calgary East |parliament3 = Canadian |term_start3 = June 11, 1945 |term_end3 = August 9, 1953 |predecessor3 = George Henry Ross |successor3 = John Kushner |party = Progressive Conservative |cabinet = Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources (1957) Minister of Agriculture (1957–1960) Minister of National Defence (1960–1963) |birth_date = {{birth date|1903|03|29}} |birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada |death_date = {{death date and age|1999|05|02|1903|03|29}} |death_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada |spouse = |children = |residence = |profession = |branch = Canadian Army |serviceyears = 1940–1949 |rank = Lieutenant Colonel |unit = 4th Canadian Armoured Division |battles = World War II | awards =
}} Douglas Scott Harkness, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|sep=,|OC|GM|ED|PC}} (March 29, 1903 – May 2, 1999) was a Canadian politician, teacher, farmer and former lieutenant colonel in the Royal Canadian Artillery. Early life and military serviceHe was born in Toronto, Ontario and moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1929. He graduated from the University of Alberta, then farmed and taught school in the vicinity of Red Deer.[1] He taught at Crescent Heights High School until 1939. He fought during the Second World War from 1940 to 1945, serving in the European theater of war. He was posted to Great Britain, Sicily, Italy and Northwest Europe.[1] In 1943 was awarded the George Medal "in recognition of conspicuous gallantry in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner".[2] Harkness was aboard a troopship when it was torpedoed transiting from Sicily to England. Harkness was awarded the medal for his organization of the abandonment of the ship. In 1945, Harkness was the commanding officer of the 5th Anti-Tank Regiment of the 4th Armoured Division. After returning from the war, Harkness returned to farming, residing in De Winton, Alberta, south of Calgary.[1] Member of ParliamentIn 1945, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the constituency of Calgary East and briefly held the Cabinet positions of Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister of National Revenue under the government of John Diefenbaker. He was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on August 7, 1957 as Minister of Agriculture.[1] He was appointed Minister of National Defence, being sworn in on October 11, 1960.[1] Harkness precipitated a political crisis when he resigned from cabinet in February 1963 in order to protest Diefenbaker's opposition to stationing American nuclear warheads in Canada. The resignation precipitated a split in the cabinet and contributed to the defeat of the government in the 1963 federal election. However, Harkness continued to sit as a Member of Parliament until 1972. Post-political careerHe lived in Calgary until his death in 1999. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The Douglas Harkness Community School in Calgary is named in his honour. Parliamentary functions
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite magazine |title=New Minister Won GM at Sea |magazine=The Crowsnest |publisher=Queen's Printer |location=Ottawa |volume=12 |number=12 |date=October 1960 |pages=2}} 2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=36427|date=17 March 1944|page=1265|supp=2}} External links
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