Catherine Clark
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Catherine Jane Clark (born November 6, 1976, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is the daughter of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark and Maureen McTeer.
Born the same year Joe Clark first became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Catherine Clark pursued studies in Art History at the University of Toronto, and worked in public relations for Hill & Knowlton.
She became a popular media personality in 1998, when her father campaigned successfully for his second term as leader of the party. Although the media and the public were initially drawn to her blond hair and youthful good looks, she also proved to be a smart, strong campaigner whose dynamic, modern and appealing public image attracted a lot of attention at a time when the Progressive Conservatives badly needed it.
She also played a prominent role in the federal election of 2000, when she was credited by her father as one of his smartest and most trusted political advisors. She was also an outspoken advocate of engaging youth in the political process.
In 2001, she began a career in broadcasting, hosting a television news magazine, Unzipped, for the new Canadian digital cable network iChannel. The show was cancelled the following year, due to financial constraints at the network, but Clark continued to work in other capacities for the network. In 2004, she joined Rogers Cable as host of a daily talk show on its Ottawa community channel.
In 2003, Clark married Chad Schella, director of the Ottawa Senators Foundation.
Clark was one of several children of former Prime Ministers who became Canadian media personalities between 1998 and 2001. The others were Ben Mulroney, Justin Trudeau and Alexandre Trudeau.
External link
- Catherine Clark photo gallery (http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSElection2000News/gallery.html) at canoe.ca.