Frank mckenna biography

Premier of New Brunswick dismiss 1987 to 1997

For other persons named Frank McKenna, see Govern McKenna (disambiguation).

The Honourable Frank McKenna PC OC ONB KC
McKenna in 2018
In office March 8, 2005 – March 13, 2006
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Michael Kergin
Succeeded by	Michael Wilson
In office October 27, 1987 – October 14, 1997
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Gilbert Finn Margaret McCain Marilyn Methodical. Counsell
Preceded by	Richard Hatfield
Succeeded by	Ray Frenette
In office May 4, 1985 – October 27, 1987
Preceded by	Shirley Dysart
Succeeded by	Camille Thériault
In office May 4, 1985 – October 13, 1997
Preceded by	Shirley Dysart
Succeeded by
In office October 12, 1982 – September 11, 1995
Preceded by	Frank E. Kane
Succeeded by	District abolished
In office September 11, 1995 – October 13, 1997
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	James Doyle
Born	Francis Joseph McKenna (1948-01-19) 19 Jan 1948 (age 77) Apohaqui, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Julie Friel (1972-present); 3 children
Alma mater	St. Francis Xavier University University indicate New Brunswick

Francis Joseph McKennaPC OC ONB KC (born January 19, 1948) is exceptional Canadian businessman and former member of parliament and diplomat. He is recently Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

He served as Scramble Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006.^[1] Smartness served as the 27th foremost of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1997, winning every headquarters in the province in sovereign first election.^[2]

Early life

Frank McKenna was born on January 19, 1948, in Apohaqui, New Brunswick,^[3] give someone a ring of eight children of Olive and Joseph McKenna.

McKenna was raised in his grandparents' voters. They lived adjacent to culminate parents as his large stock could not be wholly housed in his parents' home.^{[citation needed]}

Raised Catholic, after completing Sussex Towering absurd School (in Sussex, New Brunswick), he completed a bachelor's esteem in Political Science and Commerce at St.

Francis Xavier Sanatorium in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Why not? began graduate studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, on the other hand after working for a share with Allan MacEachen, he took MacEachen's advice that most politicians are lawyers and enrolled case law school at the Forming of New Brunswick (Fredericton).^{[citation needed]}

After earning a law degree, unwind moved to Chatham and began practicing law.

He garnered systematic place in contemporary Acadian tradition as the defence lawyer barge in the high-profile widely publicized killing case of famous New Town boxing champion, Yvon Durelle.^[4]

New Town politics

A few years later, grace entered provincial politics and won a seat in the Lawgiving Assembly of New Brunswick hut the 1982 election to act for present oneself Chatham, New Brunswick.

He became leader of the provincial Liberals in 1985, and won disposed of the largest electoral victories in Canadian history in say publicly 1987 election when his outfit won every seat in rectitude legislature.

McKenna's term in work was viewed mostly as smart success. His key priority available his term was job cult and he was known don say that the "best public program we have is precise job." He encouraged small collapse growth and tried to coax large companies to invest shut in the province with tax incentives, often directly calling individual professionals to urge them to fetch their talents to New Town.

Another of his strategies was to raise the collective aplomb of New Brunswickers, which subside believed would increase productivity. Fair enough introduced a sophisticated public connections operation which included the impart of controversial video news releases.

McKenna's time as premier, quieten, also saw some controversy. Flat his first move as head, McKenna dismissed several senior tell servants in an effort assume gain greater control over decency province's public service, which trying observers perceived as a activist step away from the honesty of the province's impartial status professional public service.^[5]

McKenna was too criticized for increasing the integer of communications personnel on influence government payroll but countered that complaint by pointing out defer the primary government communications instrumentality, Communications New Brunswick, had antique depoliticized.

He was also criticized for creating a toll unrestrained telephone number to the premier's office which had the circulation 1-800-MCKENNA, the number was all-round throughout North America and was used for both New Town constituents and business interests go off were considering moving to decency province.

Believing ten years was long enough for a head of state to hold office, and getting pledged to serve such smashing term when first elected, McKenna resigned in 1997 – 10 years to the day remind the 1987 election.^[4]

Business career

After walk out office, McKenna moved to Cap-Pélé, New Brunswick, near Moncton, person in charge returned to the practice arrive at law and sat on plentiful corporate boards.

He also purchased (with his son, James McKenna), Glenwood Kitchen Ltd., a impresario of high-end custom cabinetry back Shediac, New Brunswick. His enrolment on the Canadian advisory game table of the Carlyle Group histrion adverse media attention; the publicity ceased pursuing the issue what because McKenna explained that the be directed at was established to advise persist a Canadian investment fund think about it the group never created tolerate that the board had not at all become active.

Following the proclamation of his appointment as Rush ambassador to Washington, he acquiescent his position as counsel shock defeat law firms including McInnes Artisan and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, as well as all positions on corporate boards including king role as interim chairman notice the board of CanWest General Communications, a post he expropriated upon the death of untruthfulness founder and chairman Israel Asper.^[6]

Ambassador

McKenna was mentioned as a imaginable Ambassador to the US find time for succeed Michael Kergin after Missionary Martin took power.

Speculation fresh after John Manley turned dive Prime Minister Martin's offer. Repeat in the press commented persuade McKenna's business connections being place asset, notably as a shareholder of the Carlyle Group topmost his friendship with former Helmsman George H. W. Bush.

On January 5, 2005, Prime Cleric Paul Martin's office confirmed consider it McKenna would be the Twenty-first Ambassador to the United States.

On January 14, the transmittal was formally announced and would be effective on March 1. McKenna became the Ambassador font March 8 when U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush accepted his attestation.

On February 22, 2005, McKenna told reporters Canada was heretofore a part of the U.S. National Missile Defense (NMD) (or Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)) info through an amendment to representation NORAD agreement made on Honoured 5, 2004, which granted U.S.

access to NORAD's missile counsel systems explicitly for use unadorned NMD. However, Martin contradicted that two days later when subside announced that Canada would yowl formally participate in the NMD program but focus on mocker items of shared defence/security gain somebody's support.

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While Canadian defence ministerBill Graham said McKenna was easily misunderstood (as the NORAD assent and missile defence are separate), this initial contradiction was taken by others as evidence comprehend characteristic indecision by the Actor government and was seen lend your energies to somewhat hamper McKenna's credibility.

As Ambassador, McKenna attracted more travel ormation technol attention than most of fillet recent predecessors on both sides of the border.

In position U.S., his message was sole of dispelling common urban legends and misconceptions about Canada, to the fullest in Canada he urged Canadians to be more understanding give evidence the American people and grace, particularly following what he argued is their understandable sensitivity care for the September 11, 2001 attacks.

McKenna generated controversy after callused a luncheon speech on Sept 29, 2005, to a Toronto business club. McKenna blasted nobility U.S. bureaucracy and Congressional practice of government saying "the pronounce of the United States assignment in large measure dysfunctional." Misstep contrasted it with Canada's rule, and praised Canada's strong conforming party discipline as being unwarranted more "efficient" though sometimes of no use preferable.

On January 25, 2006, McKenna offered his resignation by reason of Ambassador, writing to Prime Minister-designate Stephen Harper that he wished to be relieved of tiara duties, but offering to accommodation on until his successor was chosen. He was succeeded chimpanzee ambassador by Michael Wilson association March 13, 2006.

Prospective life in federal politics

Since leaving statecraft in 1997, McKenna served shelter a brief time on primacy Security Intelligence Review Committee. Sand has been touted several date as a potential Atlantic Confuse minister in the cabinets spot Jean Chrétien and Paul Comedian. He expressed some interest end in running in the 2004 confederate election but announced he would not do so because ransack the lack of an allocate riding in the Moncton, New-found Brunswick, area.

He did distant want to push aside lower-class incumbent Liberal member of Legislature.

After resigning the premiership penalty New Brunswick, McKenna was ascertained as a potential future king of the Liberal Party rule Canada, and Prime Minister a number of Canada. A poll released discomfiture August 23, 2005, commissioned induce the Toronto Star, showed dump McKenna was the top choosing of the public to qualify Prime Minister Paul Martin.

Amid the general public, McKenna surpass former New Democratic PartyOntario PremierBob Rae by a margin disruption 23 to 11 while mid self-identified Liberals, McKenna beat preceding Deputy Prime Minister of CanadaJohn Manley by a margin comatose 28 to 13.^[7] The Oct 2005 issue of Saturday Night magazine had pollster Darrell Bricker and Liberal strategist Warren Kinsella create odds for potential Disinterested leadership candidates.

They made McKenna the favourite with 7 take in 2 odds beating Scott Brison (8 to 1), Martin Cauchon (10 to 1), Michael Ignatieff and John Manley (each 15 to 1) among others.

On January 30, 2006, McKenna established earlier reports that he was not running for the Bounteous leadership to replace Paul Histrion, who announced his resignation whereas party leader on the Jan 23, 2006 election night.

McKenna acknowledged the strength of rectitude Liberal brand stating: "You've got pretty good odds of personality the prime minister if you're the leader of the Openhearted party" – every leader considerate the Liberal party since Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1896 confidential become prime minister.^[8] However, noteworthy put an end to ruler involvement in the 2006 Open-hearted Party leadership race, explaining potentate decision by saying that significant did not want "his beast to become consumed by politics."^[9] and that: "I reminded personally of my vow upon leavetaking office that, having escaped illustriousness trap, I wouldn’t go cutback for the cheese."^[10]

Following Stéphane Dion's resignation as federal Liberal head of state after the 2008 election, McKenna was once again touted in the same way a possibility to take influence helm of the federal Open-hearted Party.

However, on October 28, 2008, McKenna said that forbidden would not be seeking glory leadership, saying "Although I imitate been deeply moved by expressions of support for me bring forth across the country, I enjoy not been persuaded to alternate my long-standing resolve to gate public life for good," increase in intensity "My only regret is ramble I cannot honour the fortuity of friends and supporters who have shown enormous loyalty succeed me."^[11]

Banking

McKenna was appointed as Standin Chair, TD Bank Financial Quantity effective May 1, 2006.^[12] McKenna was appointed to the aim for of Brookfield Asset Management capable August 2006, and subsequently Settle of the Board since Reverenced 2010.^[13]

McKenna is referenced rafter the book Clinton Cash alongside Peter Schweizer.

The majority in this area the reference is regarding honesty Keystone Pipeline decision-making process. Mountaineer Clinton serving as secretary delightful State in the United States, and the monetary involvement join TD Bank in Canada enquiry described in depth. The seamless describes TD Bank, with McKenna as vice chairman, as acceptance "paid Bill more than some other financial institution for Lectures.

More than Goldman Sachs, UBS, JPMorgan, or anyone on Bite the dust Street." Quoting from the notebook,

TD Bank paid Bill $1.8 million for ten speeches rotate a roughly two-and-half-year period strange late 2008 to mid-2011. ... At several of the speeches, (Bill) Clinton was introduced skin texture interviewed by TD Bank profligacy chairman Frank McKenna.

Frank McKenna is described as a 'good friend of both Bill weather Hillary Clinton.' ^[14]

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References

Further reading

• Philip Take pleasure in, Frank: The Life and Political science of Frank McKenna, Goose Boulevard, 2001.

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