Maureen Anne McTeer (born February 27, 1952) is an author and a lawyer, and the wife of Joe Clark, the 16th Prime Minister of Canada. is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Authorship redirects here. ... A lawyer, according to Blacks Law Dictionary, is a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law. ... Charles Joseph Joe Clark, PC, CC, AOE, MA, LLD (born June 5, 1939) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada, from June 4, 1979, to March 3, 1980. ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the Minister of the Crown who is head of the Government of Canada. ...

McTeer was born in Cumberland, Ontario and raised in Ottawa, and worked as a staffer in Clark's office before marrying him in 1974. When Clark became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1976, McTeer became controversial — feminism still being a relatively new social phenomenon at that time — for keeping her own surname and maintaining her own career. She created further controversy by not accompanying Clark during his campaigns and she did not undertake the hosting duties that other Prime Minister's wives have traditionally done. Cumberland is a community on the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario, Canada in the city of Ottawa. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Feminists redirects here. ... Unlike in the United States, the spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada does not have a prominent role. ...

In the 1988 federal election, McTeer ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in Ottawa—Orléans, hoping to get elected alongside her husband. Despite the party's re-election victory, McTeer was not elected in her riding. As of 2006, however, she remains the only spouse of a former Canadian Prime Minister to have run for political office herself. Map of the Popular Vote with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories The Canadian Parliament after the 1988 election The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Ottawa—Orléans is an urban federal and provincial riding that encompasses the eastern part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario (northern and eastern parts of the former city of Gloucester, Ontario. ...

McTeer is a specialist in medical law, and for a while was a member of the Royal Commission on Reproductive and Genetic Technologies (1989–1993).

McTeer and Clark have one daughter, Catherine, who became a public figure in her own right when Clark returned to the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives in 1998. Catherine Jane Clark (born November 6, 1976, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is the daughter of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark and Maureen McTeer. ...

McTeer championed Deafening by Frances Itani, in Canada Reads 2006. She championed its French-language translation, Une coquille de silence, in Le combat des livres 2006. Deafening is a book of fiction written by Frances Itani This article about a novel is a stub. ... Frances Susan Itani (born 25 August 1942) is a Canadian fiction writer, poet and essayist. ... Canada Reads is an annual battle of the books competition organized and broadcast by Canadas public broadcaster, the CBC. Overview During Canada Reads, five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles over a series of five programs. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Canada Reads is an annual battle of the books competition organized and broadcast by Canadas public broadcaster, the CBC. Overview During Canada Reads, five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles over a series of five programs. ...

She has authored several books about Canadian politics for children, including a guide to Parliament.

See also: Spouses of the Prime Ministers of Canada. Unlike in the United States, the spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada does not have a prominent role. ...

Bibliography

• Residences: Homes of Canada's Leaders (1982)
• Tangled Womb: The Politics of Human Reproduction (1992)
• Parliament (1995) — translated into French as Le petit guide du système parlementaire canadien
• Tough Choices: Living and Dying in the 21st Century (1999) — translated into French as Vivre et mourir au 21e siècle: choix et enjeux
• In My Own Name: A Memoir (2003)