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Who did Paul Martin lose to in the 1990 leadership race of the Liberal Party?

  • Jean Chrétien

  • Pierre Trudeau

  • John Turner

  • Joe Clark

Answer

Paul Martin lost the 1990 leadership race of the Liberal Party to Jean Chrétien. Martin was a cabinet minister in the government of Pierre Trudeau and had been seen as a potential successor to Trudeau. However, Chrétien was able to win the support of the party's grassroots and was elected leader. Martin would later become prime minister in 2003.
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