Charles Josheph Clark

Birthdate

Jun 5, 1939

Born in High River, Alberta, Canada Source:

Progressive Conservatives Elected in 1979 Election

Jun 4, 1979

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's 40th Birthday

Jun 5, 1979

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:

5th G7 Summit in Tokyo

Jun 28, 1979

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.

Bill C-15 Debated

Nov 1, 1979

Clark's Bill C-15, the Freeddom of Information Act, was debated at second reading.

1980 Election and Bill C-15 cancelled

Mar 3, 1980

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:

1984 General Election

Sep 4, 1984

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:

Served as President of the Queen's Privy Council

Apr 21, 1991

Clark held the position from April 21, 1991 to June 24, 1993, under Mulroney

Retired from Politics

Oct 25, 1993

Joe Clark retired from politics, evading the 1993 general election, where the PC party was nearly anialated.

Created Joe Clark and Associates, Ltd.

Jan 1, 1994

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.

Now

Apr 19, 2012

Joe Clark is currently 72 years old. image source