- Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention, 1984
Canadian politics/leadership race
party = Liberal
year = 1984
date =June 16 ,1984
location = Ottawa
winner =John Turner
replaces =Pierre Trudeau
numcands = 7
entryfee =
spendcA Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention was called for
June 16 ,1984 , to replace retiring Liberal leader and sitting Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau . The convention elected former Finance MinsterJohn Turner , who at the time was not sitting in the House of Commons, as its leader on the second ballot, defeating another former finance minister,Jean Chrétien .Candidates
Jean Chrétien Chrétien, MP for Saint-Maurice, was Minister of State for Social Development and Minister Responsible for constitutional negotiations, playing a significant role in the patriation of the
Constitution of Canada , and he had previously served in many other senior portfolios, including a time as Minister of Finance.
*Supporters in caucus (1 MP):Bud Cullen .Don Johnston Johnston, MP for
Westmount , was President of the Treasury Board and in several other positions and served in several other positions.
*Supporters in caucus (4 MPs, 1 Senator):Jack Burghardt ,James Fleming ,Bryce Mackasey ,Raymond Savard and Sen.Gildas Molgat .Mark MacGuigan MacGuigan, long-serving MP from
Windsor-Walkerville , was the Minister of Justice and was a former Minister of External Affairs.John Munro Munro, a long-serving MP from
Hamilton East , was Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
= John Roberts =Roberts, MP for
St. Paul's , was Minister of Employment and Immigration.John Turner Turner, former MP for
Ottawa-Orleans , resigned as Minister of Finance and 1975, and was a corporate lawyer on Bay Street until his return to politics in 1984. Turner had run for the leadership previously in 1968, placing third on the final ballot.
*Supporters in caucus (3 MPs): Transport MinisterLloyd Axworthy , Solicitor-GeneralRobert Kaplan , International Trade MinisterGerald Regan .Eugene Whelan Whelan, MP for
Essex-Windsor , was Minister of Agriculture.
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