Rt. Hon. Joe Clark
(Charles Joseph Clark)

1976 Leadership Campaign	1979	1979 (Manitoba)
1980	1980	Yellowhead = Clark's Riding
1981 Leadership Review	1983 Leadership Review	1983 Leadership Campaign
1983 Leadership Campaign	1983 Leadership Campaign	1983 Leadership Campaign
1983 Leadership Campaign	1998 Leadership Campaign	2000
Anti-Clark (NDP) 1980	"Icarus" - Anti-Clark 1980	Anti-Clark 1983
	Anti-Clark

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1939.06.05 - High River, Alberta, Canada.

OCCUPATION: Journalist, University Lecturer, Provincial Legislative Aide, Political Activist.

POLITICAL PARTY:
Progressive Conservative: 1967-2003.
Independent: 2003-present.

PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA:
4 June 1979 - 2 March 1980.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
2004 - Did not seek re-election.
2000.11.27 - Calgary Centre, Alberta - Re-Elected.
2000.09.11 (By) - Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia - Re-Elected.
1993 - Did not seek re-election.
1988.11.21 - Yellowhead, Alberta - Re-Elected.
1984.09.04 - Yellowhead, Alberta - Re-Elected.
1980.02.18 - Yellowhead, Alberta - Re-Elected.
1979.05.22 - Yellowhead, Alberta - Re-Elected.
1974.07.08 - Rocky Mountain, Alberta - Re-Elected.
1972.10.30 - Rocky Mountain, Alberta - Elected.

Leader of the Official Opposition: 1976.02.22 - 1979.06.03 and 1980.03.03 - 1983.02.01.

SENIOR GOVERNMENT:
Minister for Constitutional Affairs (1991.04.21 - 1993.06.24).
President of the Privy Council (1991.04.21 - 1993.06.24).
Acting Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Canada (1988.12.08 - 1989.01.29).
Acting Minister of National Defence (1985.02.13 - 1985.02.26).
Secretary of State for External Affairs (1984.09.17 - 1991.04.20).

ALBERTA PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE:
1967.05.23 - Calgary South - Defeated.

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, November 1998 - May 2003. The Progressive Conservatives won 12 seats in the 2000 elections, a loss of 3 seats. Clark did not seek re-election as Leader in May 2003. The PC was disolved in December 2003 and merged into the newly formed Conservative Party. Clark opposed the merger and instead became an Independent.

Candidate for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, November 1998. First ballot: 1st place (out of five candidates) with 14,592 votes - 48.5%. Second ballot: Elected over David Orchard by a vote of 23,321 (77.5%) to 6,779 (22.5%).

Candidate for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, June 1983. First ballot: 1st place (out of 8 candidates) with 1,091 votes - 36.5%. Second ballot: 2nd place with 1,085 votes (36.7%). Third ballot: 1st place with 1,058 votes (35.8%). Fourth ballot: Defeated by Brian Mulroney by a vote of 1,584 (54.5%) to 1,325 (45.5%).

Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, February 1976 - June 1983. In the 1979 elections, the Progressive Conservatives won 136 seats (gain of 38 seats) and minority governing status. In the 1980 elections, the Progressive Conservatives won 103 seats (loss of 33 seats) and saw the party reduced to Official Opposition status.

Candidate for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, February 1976. First ballot: 3rd place (out of 11 candidates) with 277 votes - 11.7%. Second ballot: 2nd place with 532 votes (22.8%). Third ballot: 2nd place with 969 votes (41.4%). Fourth ballot: Elected over Claude Wagner by a vote of 1,187 (51.4%) to 1,122 (48.6%).

MISCELLANEOUS: Canada's youngest Prime Minister at age 39.

WEBSITE: CBC Archives: Joe Clark and First Among Equals: Joe Clark