The 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention was held on June 11, 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario to elect a leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. At the convention, Brian Mulroney was elected leader of the PC Party on the fourth ballot, defeating former Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark.
Joe Clark had been leader of the party since the party's 1976 leadership convention. While credited with uniting the PCs after the difficu...
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