Joe Clark

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Charles Joseph Clark (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian businessman, writer, and retired politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980. He served as leader of the Official Opposition from 1976 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1983 and led the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1976 to 1983 and again from 1998 to 2003. Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal politics. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1972 and won the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1976. He led the party to a minority government in the 1979 federal election, defeating the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau and ending 16 years of continuous Liberal rule. Taking office the day before his 40th birthday, Clark became the youngest prime minister in Canadian history. Upon becoming prime minister, Clark introduced freedom of information legislation (which died upon the dissolution of Parliament) and oversaw the "Canadian Caper" rescue...

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