Brian Mulroney
The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney PC, CC, GOQ | |
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23rd Prime Minister of Canada | |
In office September 17, 1984 – June 25, 1993 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Deputy | Erik Nielsen (1984-1986) Don Mazankowski (1986-1993) |
Preceded by | John Turner |
Succeeded by | Kim Campbell |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office August 29, 1983 – September 16, 1984 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Erik Nielsen |
Succeeded by | John Turner |
Member of Parliament for Central Nova | |
In office August 29, 1983 – September 4, 1984 | |
Preceded by | Elmer M. MacKay |
Succeeded by | Elmer M. MacKay |
Member of Parliament for Manicouagan | |
In office September 4, 1984 – November 21, 1988 | |
Preceded by | André Maltais |
Succeeded by | Charles Langlois |
Member of Parliament for Charlevoix | |
In office November 21, 1988 – September 8, 1993[1] | |
Preceded by | Charles Hamelin |
Succeeded by | Gérard Asselin |
Personal details | |
Born | Martin Brian Mulroney March 20, 1939 Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada |
Died | February 29, 2024 Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 84)
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Mila Mulroney |
Children | Ben, Mark, Nicolas, Caroline |
Alma mater | St. Francis Xavier University Université Laval |
Profession | Lawyer Businessman |
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Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (March 20, 1939 – February 29, 2024) was a Canadian politician. He was the twenty-third Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984 to June 25, 1993, and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993.
His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the Goods and Services Tax, and the rejection of constitutional reforms such as the Meech Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord. He was also known for being very opposed to apartheid in South Africa. Prior to his political career, he was a prominent lawyer and businessman in Montreal.
Mulroney was born on March 20, 1939, in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. He is the son of Irish Canadian Catholic parents, Mary Irene (née O'Shea) and Benedict Martin Mulroney,[2]
On February 29, 2024, Mulroney died at a hospital in Palm Beach, Florida. He had been hospitalized from a fall at his home in Palm Beach.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Parliament of Canada". .parl.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ "School of Canadian Irish Studies - Irene Mulroney Scholarship". Cdnirish.concordia.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ Cowell, Alan (February 29, 2024). "Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister Who Led Canada Into NAFTA, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Brian Mulroney at Wikimedia Commons
- The 'Greenest' PM in History Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Ubben Lecture at DePauw University
- CBC Digital Archives – Brian Mulroney: The Negotiator
- "Martin Brian Mulroney," by Norman Hillmer Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
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- Accidental deaths from falls in the United States