Joe Clark
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The Right Honourable Joe Clark PC CC AOE |
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| 16th Prime Minister of Canada | |
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In office June 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Edward Schreyer |
| Preceded by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office March 4, 1980 – February 1, 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Succeeded by |
Erik Nielsen (acting) Brian Mulroney |
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In office February 22, 1976 – June 3, 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Robert Stanfield |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | |
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In office November 14, 1998 – May 31, 2003 |
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| Preceded by |
Elsie Wayne (acting) Jean Charest |
| Succeeded by | Peter MacKay |
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In office February 22, 1976 – February 19, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Stanfield |
| Succeeded by | Erik Nielsen (acting) Brian Mulroney |
| President of the Privy Council | |
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In office April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Don Mazankowski |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Blais |
| Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
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In office September 17, 1984 – April 20, 1991 |
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| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Jean Chrétien |
| Succeeded by | Barbara McDougall |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Rocky Mountain |
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In office January 4, 1973 – March 26, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Allen Sulatycky |
| Succeeded by | None (district abolished) |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Yellowhead |
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In office May 22, 1979 – September 8, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | None (district created) |
| Succeeded by | Cliff Breitkreuz |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kings—Hants |
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In office September 11, 2000 – October 22, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Scott Brison |
| Succeeded by | Scott Brison |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Calgary Centre |
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In office January 29, 2001 – May 23, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Eric Lowther |
| Succeeded by | Lee Richardson |
| Personal details | |
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Charles Joseph Clark June 5, 1939 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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