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Quick Facts
1939 -
| Term(s) of Office: |
| June 4, 1979 - March 3, 1980 |
Born
- June 5, 1939, High River, Alberta
Education
- University of Alberta, B.A. 1960, M.A. Political Science 1973
Personal Life
- Married 1973, Maureen McTeer (b. 1952)
- One daughter
Occupations
- 1966 - 1967 Director of Organization, Alberta Progressive Conservative Party
- 1967 Special Assistant, Davie Fulton, M.P.
- 1967 - 1970 Executive Assistant, Robert Stanfield, M.P.
- 1993 - 1998 Professor, Consultant
Political Party
- Progressive Conservative
- 1976 - 1983 Party Leader
- 1998 - 2003 Party Leader
Constituencies
- 1972 - 1979 Rocky Mountain, Alberta
- 1979 - 1993 Yellowhead, Alberta
- 2000 Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia
- 2000 - 2004 Calgary Centre, Alberta
Other Ministries
- 1984 - 1991 External Affairs
- 1991 - 1993 President of the Privy Council and Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs
Political Record
- Leader of the Opposition 1976 - 1979
- Appointed Lincoln Alexander first black cabinet minister 1979
- Canada's embassy in Iran sheltered American embassy staff 1979 - 1980
- Leader of the Opposition 1980 - 1983
- Constitutional Accord (Charlottetown Agreement), while Constitutional Affairs Minister 1992
- Leader of the Progressive Conservative party 1998 - 2003
Source: Canada's Prime Ministers, 1867 - 1994. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, c1994. 20 p.
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