David Pratt
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The Honourable David Pratt, PC (born January 3, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Nepean—Carleton from 1997 until 2004. He was Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2001 to 2003 and also served as a Special Envoy for the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Sierra Leone.
Pratt served as Canada's 36th Minister of National Defence in the Cabinet of Canada from December 12, 2003 to July 19, 2004. In the 2004 Canadian federal election, he lost his seat to the Conservative candidate, forcing his departure as Defence Minister a month later.
Following his loss, he was appointed as an Advisor and Special Ambassador to the Canadian Red Cross. He is currently working in the area of conflict prevention and international humanitarian law.
Before federal politics
Before Pratt got into federal politics, he served in public office municipally. In 1988 he was elected to the Nepean City Council. In his re-election in 1991, he was also elected to the Ottawa Carleton Regional Council. Pratt served a term as Deputy Mayor and chaired the commitees of Public Works and Parks and Recreation. On Regional Council, he worked on transportation and environment issues and was a member of the Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board and the OC Transpo Commission. He served for five years on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
External links
- David Pratt's Parliamentary Bio (http://shrinkalink.com/1868)
- Announcement of his appointment (http://www.redcross.ca/print.asp?id=010983)
- David Pratt's Red Cross Bio (http://shrinkalink.com/1869)
| 27th Ministry - Government of Paul Martin | ||
| Cabinet Posts (1) | ||
| Preceded by: John McCallum | Minister of National Defence (2003-2004) | Succeeded by: Bill Graham |
| Preceded by: riding created in 1996; see Carleton—Gloucester and Nepean |
Members of Parliament from Nepean—Carleton | Succeeded by: Pierre Poilievre, Conservative |