Brian Mulroney
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The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ |
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| 18th Prime Minister of Canada | |
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In office September 17, 1984 – June 25, 1993 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Jeanne Sauvé Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Deputy |
Erik Nielsen (1984–1986) Don Mazankowski (1986–1993) |
| Preceded by | John Turner |
| Succeeded by | Kim Campbell |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office August 29, 1983 – September 17, 1984 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Erik Nielsen |
| Succeeded by | John Turner |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | |
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In office June 11, 1983 – June 13, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Erik Nielsen (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Kim Campbell |
| Member of Parliament for Central Nova |
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In office August 29, 1983 – September 4, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Elmer M. MacKay |
| Succeeded by | Elmer M. MacKay |
| Member of Parliament for Manicouagan |
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In office September 4, 1984 – November 21, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | André Maltais |
| Succeeded by | Charles Langlois |
| Member of Parliament for Charlevoix |
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In office November 21, 1988 – September 8, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Hamelin |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Asselin |
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Martin Brian Mulroney March 20, 1939 Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative (before 2003). Conservative (since 2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Mila Mulroney (m. 1973) |
| Children | Ben, Mark, Nicolas, Caroline |
| Residence |
Westmount, Quebec, Canada Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Profession | Lawyer Businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Martin Brian Mulroney PC, CC, GOQ (born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian politician who served as the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. His tenure as prime minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the Goods and Services Tax, and the rejection of constitutional reforms such as the Meech Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord. Prior to his political career, he was a prominent lawyer and businessman in Montreal.
Mulroney was born on March 20, 1939, in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, a remote and isolated town in the eastern part of the province. He is the son of Irish Canadian Catholic parents, Mary Irene (née O'Shea) and Benedict Martin Mulroney, who was a paper mill electrician. As there was no English-language Catholic high school in Baie-Comeau, Mulroney completed his high school education at a Roman Catholic boarding school in Chatham, New Brunswick operated by St. Thomas University (in 2001, St. Thomas University named its newest academic building in his honour). Benedict Mulroney worked overtime and ran a repair business to earn extra money for his children's education, and he encouraged his oldest son to attend university.
Mulroney would frequently tell stories about newspaper publisher Robert R. McCormick, whose company had founded Baie-Comeau. Mulroney would sing Irish songs for McCormick, and the publisher would slip him $50. He grew up speaking English and French fluently.
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