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Joe Clark

The Right Honourable
Joe Clark
PC CC AOE
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16th Prime Minister of Canada
In office
June 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General Edward Schreyer
Preceded by Pierre Trudeau
Succeeded by Pierre Trudeau
Leader of the Opposition
In office
March 4, 1980 – February 1, 1983
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by Pierre Trudeau
Succeeded by Erik Nielsen (acting)
Brian Mulroney
In office
February 22, 1976 – June 3, 1979
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by Robert Stanfield
Succeeded by Pierre Trudeau
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
In office
November 14, 1998 – May 31, 2003
Preceded by Elsie Wayne (acting)
Jean Charest
Succeeded by Peter MacKay
In office
February 22, 1976 – February 19, 1983
Preceded by Robert Stanfield
Succeeded by Erik Nielsen (acting)
Brian Mulroney
President of the Privy Council
In office
April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Preceded by Don Mazankowski
Succeeded by Pierre Blais
Secretary of State for External Affairs
In office
September 17, 1984 – April 20, 1991
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Preceded by Jean Chrétien
Succeeded by Barbara McDougall
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Rocky Mountain
In office
January 4, 1973 – March 26, 1979
Preceded by Allen Sulatycky
Succeeded by None (district abolished)
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Yellowhead
In office
May 22, 1979 – September 8, 1993
Preceded by None (district created)
Succeeded by Cliff Breitkreuz
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Kings—Hants
In office
September 11, 2000 – October 22, 2000
Preceded by Scott Brison
Succeeded by Scott Brison
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Centre
In office
January 29, 2001 – May 23, 2004
Preceded by Eric Lowther
Succeeded by Lee Richardson
Personal details
Born Charles Joseph Clark
(1939-06-05) June 5, 1939 (age 77)
High River, Alberta, Canada
Political party Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s) Maureen McTeer
Children Catherine Clark
Alma mater University of Alberta
Occupation Journalist, Businessman, Professor
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Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, PC CC AOE (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian , businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th Prime Minister of Canada, from June 4, 1979, to March 3, 1980.

Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal politics, entering the House of Commons in the 1972 election and winning the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1976. He came to power in the 1979 election, defeating the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau and ending sixteen years of continuous Liberal rule. Taking office the day before his 40th birthday, Clark is the youngest person to become Prime Minister. His tenure was brief as he only won a minority government, and it was defeated on a motion of non-confidence. Clark's Progressive Conservative Party subsequently lost the 1980 election and Clark lost the leadership of the party in 1983.

He returned to prominence in 1984 as a senior cabinet minister in Brian Mulroney's cabinet, retiring from politics after not standing for re-election for the House of Commons in 1993. He made a political comeback in 1998 to lead the Progressive Conservatives before its dissolution, serving his final term in Parliament from 2000 to 2004. Clark today is recognized as a distinguished scholar and statesman, and serves as a university professor and as president of his own consulting firm.


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