John Crosbie
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The Honourable John Crosbie PC, OC, ONL, QC |
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Crosbie in 2010
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| Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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In office February 4, 2008 – March 19, 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Michaëlle Jean David Johnston |
| Premier |
Danny Williams Kathy Dunderdale |
| Preceded by | Edward Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Frank Fagan |
| Member of Parliament for St. John's West |
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In office October 18, 1976 – October 25, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Walter C. Carter |
| Succeeded by | Jean Payne |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's West | |
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In office September 8, 1966 – September 4, 1976 |
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| Preceded by | William G. Adams |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Kitchen |
| Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | |
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In office April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Valcourt |
| Succeeded by | Ross Reid |
| Minister of International Trade | |
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In office March 31, 1988 – April 20, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Carney |
| Succeeded by | Michael Wilson |
| Minister of Transport | |
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In office June 30, 1986 – March 30, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Don Mazankowski |
| Succeeded by | Benoît Bouchard |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office September 17, 1984 – June 29, 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office June 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Jean Chrétien |
| Succeeded by | Allan MacEachen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Carnell Crosbie January 30, 1931 St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Political party |
Conservative, Progressive Conservative (1969-2003) Liberal (1966-1969) |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Ellen Furneaux |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
| Religion | United Church |
John Carnell Crosbie, PC, OC, ONL, QC (born January 30, 1931) is a retired provincial and federal politician who served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Crosbie has served as a provincial Cabinet minister under premiers Joey Smallwood and Frank Moores as well as a federal Cabinet minister during the governments of Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney.
Crosbie ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1969, losing to Smallwood, and was also a candidate in the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada's 1983 leadership election, placing third. As a Cabinet minister under Mulroney, Crosbie was known to be outspoken and controversial.
Born in pre-Confederation St. John's Newfoundland, he is the son of Chesley Crosbie and the grandson of Sir John Chalker Crosbie, both prominent businessmen. His father was leader of the Economic Union Party in the 1940s and a leading opponent of the campaign for Newfoundland to join Canadian Confederation.
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