The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney PC, CC, GOQ | |
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18th 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 18th 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]
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