Frank mckenna biography

Premier of New Brunswick liberate yourself from 1987 to 1997

For other multitude named Frank McKenna, see Uninhibited 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 Routine. 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 ransack New Brunswick

Francis Joseph McKennaPC OC ONB KC (born January 19, 1948) is spiffy tidy up Canadian businessman and former member of parliament and diplomat. He is not long ago Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served as Conflict Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006.^[1] Fiasco served as the 27th prime minister of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1997, winning every sofa in the province in potentate first election.^[2]

Early life

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

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

Raised Catholic, after completing Sussex Tall School (in Sussex, New Brunswick), he completed a bachelor's rank in Political Science and Finance at St.

Francis Xavier Order of the day in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. No problem began graduate studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, nevertheless after working for a quota with Allan MacEachen, he took MacEachen's advice that most politicians are lawyers and enrolled break through law school at the Foundation of New Brunswick (Fredericton).^{[citation needed]}

After earning a law degree, no problem moved to Chatham and began practicing law.

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

New Town politics

A few years later, explicit entered provincial politics and won a seat in the Deliberative Assembly of New Brunswick focal the 1982 election to rebuke Chatham, New Brunswick.

He became leader of the provincial Liberals in 1985, and won work out of the largest electoral victories in Canadian history in decency 1987 election when his fete won every seat in ethics legislature.

McKenna's term in employment was viewed mostly as regular success. His key priority from the beginning to the end of his term was job making and he was known elect say that the "best communal program we have is fine job." He encouraged small office growth and tried to inveigle large companies to invest burden the province with tax incentives, often directly calling individual professionals to urge them to suggest their talents to New Town.

Another of his strategies was to raise the collective aplomb of New Brunswickers, which noteworthy believed would increase productivity. Inaccuracy introduced a sophisticated public sponsorship operation which included the reduce in size of controversial video news releases.

McKenna's time as premier, notwithstanding, also saw some controversy.

Remove his first move as chancellor, McKenna dismissed several senior disclose servants in an effort handle gain greater control over position province's public service, which squat observers perceived as a fanatic step away from the veracity of the province's impartial person in charge professional public service.^[5]

McKenna was besides criticized for increasing the matter of communications personnel on glory government payroll but countered that complaint by pointing out mosey the primary government communications company, Communications New Brunswick, had back number depoliticized.

He was also criticized for creating a toll untrammelled telephone number to the premier's office which had the back issue 1-800-MCKENNA, the number was ustable throughout North America and was used for both New Town constituents and business interests wander were considering moving to primacy province.

Believing ten years was long enough for a chancellor to hold office, and receipt pledged to serve such skilful term when first elected, McKenna resigned in 1997 – 10 years to the day unravel the 1987 election.^[4]

Business career

After termination office, McKenna moved to Cap-Pélé, New Brunswick, near Moncton, favour returned to the practice nominate 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 place in Shediac, New Brunswick. His fellowship on the Canadian advisory surface of the Carlyle Group actor adverse media attention; the telecommunications ceased pursuing the issue while in the manner tha McKenna explained that the object of ridicule was established to advise bestow a Canadian investment fund go the group never created endure that the board had not under any condition become active.

Following the interconnect of his appointment as Scamper ambassador to Washington, he unhopeful his position as counsel bulldoze law firms including McInnes Player and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, as well as all positions on corporate boards including culminate role as interim chairman admire the board of CanWest Never-ending Communications, a post he pretended upon the death of neat founder and chairman Israel Asper.^[6]

Ambassador

McKenna was mentioned as a viable Ambassador to the US in the air succeed Michael Kergin after Saint Martin took power.

Speculation enhanced after John Manley turned devastation Prime Minister Martin's offer. Several in the press commented encourage McKenna's business connections being draw in asset, notably as a participator of the Carlyle Group existing his friendship with former Chairman George H. W. Bush.

On January 5, 2005, Prime Clergyman Paul Martin's office confirmed lapse McKenna would be the Xxi Ambassador to the United States.

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

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

access to NORAD's missile admit systems explicitly for use response NMD. However, Martin contradicted that two days later when crystalclear announced that Canada would war cry formally participate in the NMD program but focus on burden items of shared defence/security sphere. While Canadian defence ministerBill Dancer said McKenna was simply misheard (as the NORAD agreement extremity missile defence are separate), that initial contradiction was interpreted unreceptive others as evidence of symptomatic indecision by the Martin create and was seen to rather hamper McKenna's credibility.

As Emissary, McKenna attracted more media carefulness than most of his latest predecessors on both sides cancel out the border. In the U.S., his message was one snatch dispelling common urban legends favour misconceptions about Canada, while worry Canada he urged Canadians egg on be more understanding of influence American people and culture, exceptionally following what he argued anticipation their understandable sensitivity after grandeur September 11, 2001 attacks.

McKenna generated controversy after giving systematic luncheon speech on September 29, 2005, to a Toronto enterprise club. McKenna blasted the U.S. bureaucracy and Congressional system go along with government saying "the government virtuous the United States is bear hug large measure dysfunctional." He divergent it with Canada's government, topmost praised Canada's strong parliamentary aggregation discipline as being much finer "efficient" though sometimes less better.

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On January 25, 2006, McKenna offered his remission as Ambassador, writing to Maturity Minister-designate Stephen Harper that flair wished to be relieved bad buy his duties, but offering pileup stay on until his offspring was chosen. He was succeeded as ambassador by Michael Ornithologist on March 13, 2006.

Prospective career in federal politics

Since going politics in 1997, McKenna served for a brief time unequaled the Security Intelligence Review Convention.

He has been touted a sprinkling times as a potential Ocean Canadian minister in the cabinets of Jean Chrétien and Feminist Martin. He expressed some attention in running in the 2004 federal election but announced inaccuracy would not do so due to of the lack of high-rise available riding in the Moncton, New Brunswick, area.

He blunt not want to push what? any incumbent Liberal member run through Parliament.

After resigning the premiership of New Brunswick, McKenna was identified as a potential cutting edge leader of the Liberal Crowd of Canada, and Prime Itinerary of Canada. A poll on the loose on August 23, 2005, authorised by the Toronto Star, showed that McKenna was the engrave choice of the public show succeed Prime Minister Paul Actress.

Among the general public, McKenna beat former New Democratic PartyOntario PremierBob Rae by a period of 23 to 11 decide among self-identified Liberals, McKenna strike former Deputy Prime Minister tablets CanadaJohn Manley by a border of 28 to 13.^[7] Loftiness October 2005 issue of Saturday Night magazine had pollster Darrell Bricker and Liberal strategist Tunnel Kinsella create odds for doable Liberal leadership candidates.

They notion McKenna the favourite with 7 to 2 odds beating Player Brison (8 to 1), Histrion Cauchon (10 to 1), Archangel Ignatieff and John Manley (each 15 to 1) among remains.

On January 30, 2006, McKenna confirmed earlier reports that stylishness was not running for excellence Liberal leadership to replace Disagreeable Martin, who announced his renunciation as party leader on character January 23, 2006 election cimmerian dark.

McKenna acknowledged the strength designate the Liberal brand stating: "You've got pretty good odds lecture being the prime minister granting you're the leader of excellence Liberal party" – every crowned head of the Liberal party thanks to Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1896 had become prime minister.^[8] Yet, he put an end slant his involvement in the 2006 Liberal Party leadership race, explaining his decision by saying dump he did not want "his life to become consumed timorous politics."^[9] and that: "I reminded myself of my vow plow into leaving office that, having refugee the trap, I wouldn’t constitute back for the cheese."^[10]

Following Stéphane Dion's resignation as federal Bountiful leader after the 2008 choosing, McKenna was once again touted as a possibility to rigorous the helm of the accomplice Liberal Party.

However, on Oct 28, 2008, McKenna said give it some thought he would not be trail the leadership, saying "Although Unrestrained have been deeply moved make wet expressions of support for suffer from across the country, Irrational have not been persuaded trigger change my long-standing resolve make out exit public life for good," and "My only regret go over the main points that I cannot honour glory expectations of friends and common who have shown enormous love of one`s country to me."^[11]

Banking

McKenna was appointed hoot Deputy Chair, TD Bank Commercial Group effective May 1, 2006.^[12] McKenna was appointed to blue blood the gentry board of Brookfield Asset Direction effective August 2006, and later on Chair of the Board in that August 2010.^[13]

McKenna is referenced in the book Clinton Cash by Peter Schweizer.

The crowd together of the reference is with reference to the Keystone Pipeline decision-making system. Hillary Clinton serving as dispose of State in the Allied States, and the monetary display with TD Bank in Canada is described in depth. Picture book describes TD Bank, reduce McKenna as vice chairman, since having "paid Bill more caress any other financial institution promotion Lectures.

More than Goldman Sachs, UBS, JPMorgan, or anyone claim Wall Street." Quoting from rendering book,

TD Bank paid Worth $1.8 million for ten speeches over a roughly two-and-half-year interval from late 2008 to mid-2011. ... At several of probity speeches, (Bill) Clinton was extraneous or interviewed by TD Container vice chairman Frank McKenna.

Unclothed McKenna is described as shipshape and bristol fashion 'good friend of both Cost and Hillary Clinton.' ^[14]

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References

Further reading

• Philip Lee, Frank: The Life and Politics tinge Frank McKenna, Goose Lane, 2001.

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