Tim Buck
Timothy Buck (January 6, 1891 – March 11, 1973) was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada (known as the Labor-Progressive Party from 1943 to 1959) from 1929 until 1962. Together with Ernst Thälmann of Germany, Maurice Thorez of France, Palmiro Togliatti of Italy, Earl Browder of the United States, and Harry Pollitt of Great Britain, Buck was one of the top leaders of the Joseph Stalin-era Communist International.
Tim Buck | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Communist Party of Canada | |
| In office 1962–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Kardash |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of Canada | |
| In office 1929–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Jack MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Buck January 6, 1891 Beccles, England |
| Died | March 11, 1973 (aged 82) Cuernavaca, Mexico |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Communist Party of Canada |
| Other political affiliations | Labor-Progressive Party (1943–1959) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | Order of the October Revolution |
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