Joe Clark Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Joe Clark, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Canada.

6 records1979–19845 events1 places

Chronological biography

1979

Budget1979

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada · Ottawa

Clarks budget proposals are defeated & he is forced to call an election

Election1979

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada · Ottawa

Clarks budget proposals are defeated & he is forced to call an election

Prime Minister of Canada1979

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada

Appointed Prime Minister of Canada

Progressive Conservative Government1979

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada · Ottawa

Forms a Progressive Conservative Government without a majority

Prime Minister of Canada4 June 1979

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada · Ottawa

Forms a short-lived Progressive Conservative minority government.

1984

Secretary of State for External Affairs1984

Government / Government of Canada · Secretary of State for External Affairs

Appointed Foreign Minister

Titles and roles

Prime Minister of Canada · Secretary of State for External Affairs

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.