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Born in High River, Alberta, Canada Source:
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Joe Clark's Progressive Conservative Party bested Pierre Trudeau's Liberal Party in the 1979 General Election.
They were the first Progressive Conservatives elected since John Deifenbaker in the 1963 election. image source: -
Joe Clark was elected the day before, when he was still 39 years old, therefore he is the youngest Prime Minister of Canada thus far. Source:
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Internationally, Clark represented Canada at the 5th G7 summit. Compared to his predecessor as Prime Minister, Clark reportedly had a better relationship with US President Jimmy Carter, who phoned Clark to wish him luck in the upcoming 1980 election.
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Clark's Bill C-15, the Freeddom of Information Act, was debated at second reading.
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Joe Clark was in office untill March 3rd 1980.
When he was unseated, his Bill C-15 died on the legislation paper. Trudeau was re-elected source: -
When Mulroney was elected in 1984, Clark was a member of Mulroney's Cabinet. Clark was Secretary of State for External Affairs (A.K.A. Canada's Frogien Minister) source:
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Clark held the position from April 21, 1991 to June 24, 1993, under Mulroney
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Joe Clark retired from politics, evading the 1993 general election, where the PC party was nearly anialated.
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source:The firm has been in buisness since 1994, and Clark still heads it today.
Clark has aslo been on the boards of directors or advisory boards of several Canadian companies. -
Joe Clark is currently 72 years old. image source
