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=The Forgotten Prime Ministers=

These Three Forgotten Prime ministers including the now retired university professor Joe Clark, who was known for his young age and clumsiness, the notorious [|British] lawyer John Turner, who only served 80 days in office, and lastly, the over-confident Kim Campbell who was the first and only female Prime Minister. Although a Prime Minister is described as the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of a government, it doesn’t necessarily mean they will make the correct decisions, or the most beneficial choices for their country or nation. By viewing the following video and reading the power point, you will learn about each of these Prime Ministers’ history, achievements, personal life, and their time in office.

__**Contents**__ 1.Video on the Three Forgotten Prime Ministers. 2.PowerPoint on the Three Forgotten Prime Ministers. 3.Pictures of Joe Clark. 4.Pictures of John Turner. 5.Pictures of Kim Campbell.

Joe Clark
Joe Clark was born June 5th, 1939. He was 16th Prime Minister of [|Canada].He was a Progressive Conservative. He was in office from June 4th, 1979 – March 3rd, 1980. Joe was Canada’s youngest prime minister after defeating the Liberal Party in 1979 at the age of 39. Joe Clark was born and raised in the prarie province of Alberta.



John Turner
John Turner was born June 7th, 1929. He was the 17th Prime Minister of [|Canada]. He was a Liberal. He was in office from June 30th,1984 - September 17th, 1984. He is currently the oldest living Prime Minister of Canada and in his glory days, he was the University of British Columbia's top 100metre and 200metre dash athlete. John Turner was born and raised in England, but moved to Canada shortly after his teens.



Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell was born March 10th, 1947. She was the 19th Prime Minister of [|Canada]. She was a Progressive Conservative and ran for only 5 months. She was and has been the only female Prime Minister of the Constitutional Monarchy country of Canada.





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