Who succeeded Joe Clark as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party?
Brian Mulroney
John Diefenbaker
Jean Chrétien
Stephen Harper
Answer
Brian Mulroney succeeded Joe Clark as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1983. Mulroney had previously served as Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and he was considered a more moderate alternative to Clark, who had been criticized for his handling of the 1980 Quebec referendum on sovereignty-association.
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