Ralph Campney

Ralph Campney
Campney, c. 1940s
Minister of National Defence
In office
July 1, 1954 – June 20, 1957
Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent
Preceded byDouglas Abbott
Succeeded byGeorge Pearkes
Solicitor General of Canada
In office
October 15, 1952 – January 11, 1954
Preceded byStuart Sinclair Garson
Succeeded byWilliam Ross Macdonald
Member of Parliament
for Vancouver Centre
In office
June 27, 1949 – June 9, 1957
Preceded byRodney Young
Succeeded byDouglas Jung
Personal details
Born(1894-06-06)June 6, 1894
Picton, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 6, 1967(1967-10-06) (aged 73)
Political partyLiberal
Military service
AllegianceCanada
United Kingdom
Branch/serviceCanadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Flying Corps
Years of service1914-1918
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War I

Ralph Osborne Campney PC QC (June 6, 1894 – October 6, 1967) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Picton, Ontario, he first ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Vancouver Centre in a 1948 by-election. A Liberal, he was elected in the 1949 federal election and in 1953. He was defeated in 1957. From 1951 to 1952, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence. From 1952 to 1954, he was the Solicitor General of Canada. From 1953 to 1954, he was also the Associate Minister of National Defence. From 1954 to 1957, he was the Minister of National Defence.