John Crosbie | |
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12th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
In office February 4, 2008 – March 19, 2013 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors General | Michaëlle Jean David Johnston |
Premier | Danny Williams Kathy Dunderdale |
Preceded by | Edward Roberts |
Succeeded by | Frank Fagan |
5th Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland | |
In office 1994–2008 | |
Preceded by | Paul Desmarais |
Succeeded by | Rick Hillier |
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | John Carnell Crosbie January 30, 1931 St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland |
Died | January 10, 2020 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | (aged 88)
Political party | Conservative Progressive Conservative (1969–2003) Liberal (1966–1969) |
Spouse |
Jane Ellen Furneaux (m. 1952) |
Children | 3, including Ches |
Parents |
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Relatives | Sir John Chalker Crosbie (grandfather) |
Alma mater | Queen's University Dalhousie Law School |
Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
John Carnell Crosbie PC OC ONL QC (January 30, 1931 – January 10, 2020) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to being lieutenant governor, he served as a provincial cabinet minister under Premiers Joey Smallwood and Frank Moores as well as a federal cabinet minister during the Progressive Conservative (PC) governments of Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney. Crosbie held several federal cabinet posts, including minister of finance, minister of justice, minister of transport, minister of international trade, and minister of fisheries and oceans.
Crosbie was best known for his outspoken, blunt, and controversial rhetoric. However, at the same time he was seen as a leader of the social liberal wing of the PC Party. He advocated for gay and lesbian rights and was pro-choice as far back as when he was federal Minister of Justice.[1]
Crosbie ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1969, losing to Smallwood,[2] and was also a candidate in the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada's 1983 leadership election, placing third.[3]