Joe Clark Biography
Charles Joseph Clark PC CC AOE (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian statesman, 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.
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Riveting ‘September 5’ Captures a Harrowing Moment in History. The utterly gripping docudrama ‘September...
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‘That Christmas’ Finds ‘Love Actually’s Richard Curtis in Gently Amusing if Bland Festive Spirit....
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Awful ‘Kraven The Hunter’ Ends Sony’s Marvel-Based Film Cycle at Last. The soulless, insipid ‘Kraven...
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