# Harvie Andre

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Canadian politician

The Honourable Harvie Andre PC Official 1988 portrait Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre In office 1972–1993 Constituency Calgary Centre Government House Leader In office 1990–1993 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion In office 1989–1990 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs In office 1986–1989 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Associate Minister of National Defence In office 1985–1986 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Minister of Supply and Services In office 1984–1985 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Personal details Born (1940-07-27)July 27, 1940 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Died October 21, 2012(2012-10-21) (aged 72) Party Progressive Conservative Education University of Alberta, California Institute of Technology Alma mater University of Alberta Occupation Engineer, businessman, politician, federal Cabinet minister, professor of chemical engineering

**Harvie Andre**, [PC](/source/King's_Privy_Council_for_Canada) (July 27, 1940 – October 21, 2012) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [engineer](/source/Engineer), businessman, politician and [federal Cabinet](/source/Cabinet_of_Canada) minister.[1][2]

Born in [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Andre was educated at the [University of Alberta](/source/University_of_Alberta) (’62, PhD ’66) and pursued part of his postgraduate studies at the [California Institute of Technology](/source/California_Institute_of_Technology) before becoming a professor of [chemical engineering](/source/Chemical_engineering) at the [University of Calgary](/source/University_of_Calgary) from 1966 to 1972. In the [1972 general election](/source/1972_Canadian_federal_election) he won a [seat](/source/Legislative_seat) in the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada), where he served as the [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada) [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)) (MP) for [Calgary Centre](/source/Calgary_Centre) for twenty-one years.

In opposition, Andre was a vocal opponent of [Petro-Canada](/source/Petro-Canada) and the [National Energy Program](/source/National_Energy_Program). He also served as the [defence critic](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Defence_critic&action=edit&redlink=1).

He was appointed to the Cabinet after the [1984 election](/source/1984_Canadian_federal_election) brought the [Tories](/source/Tory) to power under [Brian Mulroney](/source/Brian_Mulroney). Andre served as [Minister of Supply and Services](/source/Minister_of_Supply_and_Services_(Canada)) until 1985 when he became [Associate Minister of National Defence](/source/Associate_Minister_of_National_Defence_(Canada)). From 1986 to 1989, he was [Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs](/source/Minister_of_Consumer_and_Corporate_Affairs) and then [Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion](/source/Minister_of_Regional_Industrial_Expansion_(Canada)) until 1990. In addition, in 1987 Mulroney gave Andre responsibility for Canada Post Corporation.

For the last three years of the Mulroney government, Andre was [Government House Leader](/source/Leader_of_the_Government_in_the_House_of_Commons). He did not run for re-election in the [1993 federal election](/source/1993_Canadian_federal_election), and returned to private life.

After leaving politics, Andre was involved in the business world, particularly the energy sector, as president of [Cresvard Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cresvard_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1) since 1998, chief executive of Calgary-based [Wenzel Downhole Tools](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wenzel_Downhole_Tools&action=edit&redlink=1) and chairman of [BowEnergy Resources](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BowEnergy_Resources&action=edit&redlink=1) since 2001. He served on numerous corporate [boards of directors](/source/Board_of_directors).

Andre was married, and had two daughters and one son.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Former Progressive Conservative MP Harvie Andre dies of cancer"](http://www.news1130.com/news/national/article/414316--former-progressive-conservative-mp-harvie-andre-dies-of-cancer). news1130.com. Retrieved 2012-10-22.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Harvie Andre, feisty Mulroney cabinet minister, dies at 72"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harvie-andre-feisty-mulroney-cabinet-minister-dies-at-72/article4629125/). *The Globe and Mail*. October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

## External links

- [Harvie Andre – Parliament of Canada biography](https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=2462)

- [Canadian Encyclopedia](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/harvie-andre) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061929/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/harvie-andre/) 2016-03-04 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [U of A Engineer Magazine Article](https://web.archive.org/web/20060526064945/http://www.engineering.ualberta.ca/uofaengineer/article.cfm?article=42821&issue=40307)

Parliament of Canada Preceded by Douglas Harkness Member of Parliament Calgary Centre 1972–1993 Succeeded by Jim Silye

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