John Crosbie
John Carnell Crosbie, (January 30, 1931 – January 10, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He was the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2008 through 2013.
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| Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office February 4, 2008 – March 19, 2013 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Michaëlle Jean David Johnston |
| Premier | Danny Williams Kathy Dunderdale |
| Preceded by | Edward Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Frank Fagan |
| Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | |
| In office April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Bernard Valcourt |
| Succeeded by | Ross Reid |
| Minister of International Trade | |
| In office March 31, 1988 – April 20, 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Pat Carney |
| Succeeded by | Michael Wilson |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office June 30, 1986 – March 30, 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Don Mazankowski |
| Succeeded by | Benoît Bouchard |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office September 17, 1984 – June 29, 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Donald Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office June 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Joe Clark |
| Preceded by | Jean Chrétien |
| Succeeded by | Allan MacEachen |
| Member of Parliament for St. John's West | |
| In office October 18, 1976 – October 25, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Walter C. Carter |
| Succeeded by | Jean Payne |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's West | |
| In office September 8, 1966 – September 4, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | William G. Adams |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Kitchen |
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| Born | John Carnell Crosbie January 30, 1931 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Died | January 10, 2020 (aged 88) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative, Progressive Conservative (1969-2003) Liberal (1966-1969) |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Ellen Furneaux (m. 1952) |
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| Relatives | Sir John Chalker Crosbie (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Dalhousie Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
He worked as a federal Cabinet minister during the governments of Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney.
Crosbie ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1969, losing to Smallwood, and was also a candidate in the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada's 1983 leadership election, placing third.
Crosbie died on January 10, 2020 after a short-illness at the age of 88.[1]
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Crosbie with federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer at an event in St. John's in 2017.
References
- ↑ "John Crosbie dead at 88". CBC News. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.