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Mulroney was born on March 20, 1939, in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, a remote and isolated town of the Côte-Nord region, in the eastern part of the province. He was the son of Irish Canadian Catholic parents, Mary Irene (née O'Shea) and Benedict Martin Mulroney, who was a paper mill electrician.
- Education and Early Life
- Lawyer and Businessman
- Leader of The Opposition
- First Term as Prime Minister
- Second Term as Prime Minister
- Retirement from Politics
- Post-Political Career
- Controversies
- Personal Life and Family
- Honours
Brian Mulroney was born and raised in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. He was the third of six children and the oldest son of Irish immigrant parents Benedict and Mary Irene (née O'Shea) Mulroney. His father, an electrician at the local paper mill, was anxious that his children escape their small town. (See also Resource Towns in Canada.) Mulroney was sent to ...
Brian Mulroney joined a major Montreal law firm, Ogilvy Renault (now Norton Rose Fulbright), after law school. He soon specialized in labour negotiations for businesses such as Iron Ore Company of Canada and Power Corporation of Canada. After his father died in 1965, Mulroney took on heavy family responsibilities. In 1974–75 Mulroney won public att...
Mulroney was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the safe Conservative riding of Central Nova in Nova Scotia in 1983. As leader of the Opposition, he proved a skillful manager. He focused on healing party wounds and building a solid electoral machine. Moderate and conciliatory by nature, he called for a stronger private sector and less government...
The first two years of Mulroney’s government were often marked by indecision and scandals in his Cabinet. However, his natural talent for building relationships was evident early on. He and US president Ronald Reagan became steadfast friends after Mulroney serenaded Reagan with “When Irish Eyes are Smiling” during his visit to Quebec Cityon 17 Marc...
After Brian Mulroney won a second term, his signature policy, the Meech Lake Accord, slowly unravelled. Its collapse in June 1990 was at least partly due to Mulroney’s widely quoted “roll of the dice” in scheduling the last first ministers conference so close to the deadline. (See also The Death of the Meech Lake Accord.) As the CBCreported at the ...
In November 1992, Brian Mulroney’s popularity was a mere 12 per cent — the lowest of any prime minister in Canadian history. After much speculation, he announced his decision to leave politics in February 1993. (He and close associates later insisted that it had always been his intention to step down after two terms.) He had shown great skill in un...
Brian Mulroney was senior partner at the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright (formerly Ogilvy Renault) from 1993 until his death in 2024. In 1998, Mulroney became chairman of Forbes Global Business and Finance, the English-language international edition of Forbes magazine. He also served as director on several corporate boards, including Barrick Gold, B...
In 1993, Mulroney accepted at least $225,000 in cash payments via German Canadian lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber in exchange for the purchase of Airbus aircraft by Air Canada in 1988 (when it was still a Crown corporation). News of the Airbus Affair first surfaced in 1995. Mulroney sued the Canadian government for defamation and won an out-of-court s...
In 1973, Brian Mulroney married 19-year-old Mila Pivnicki, a Serbian Canadian who immigrated to Canada with her family in 1958. They have four children: Caroline (born 1974); Ben (born 1976); Mark (born 1979); and Nicolas (born 1985). Caroline Mulroney made an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in 2018...
Brian Mulroney was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1998 and a Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Québecin 2002. He was awarded honours from five foreign governments, including one for his “exceptional contribution to the liberation movement of South Africa.” He also received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service (2003) and the ...
Mar 17, 2024 · He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mila, and their four children: Caroline, Ben, Mark and Nicholas. Canada will honour the former prime minister this week, starting with a lying in state in...
The Mulroney family is a Canadian political family originating from Quebec, of Irish and Serbian origin. The family includes the 18th prime minister of Canada Brian Mulroney .
Mar 23, 2024 · Brian Mulroney was a family man whose stamp on the country is ‘chiselled in stone’, his son remembers - The Globe and Mail. Marieke Walsh Senior political reporter. Frédérik-Xavier D. Plante....
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Apr 23, 2024 · Born the son of an electrician in a paper-and-pulp town northeast of Quebec city, Mulroney grew up bilingual in English and French and received a B.A. (1959) from Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and a law degree (1962) from Laval University, Quebec city.
Feb 29, 2024 · Mulroney was born to working class Irish-Canadian parents in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, and became a lawyer and a Progressive Conservative leader. He negotiated a free trade deal with the U.S., introduced a national sales tax, and pursued constitutional reforms.
