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Robet Layton was born in Montreal and trained as an engineer and spent much of his career in Hudson, Quebec. The son of former Quebec cabinet minister Gilbert Layton, he became a political activist for the Liberal Party of Canada running unsuccessfully for the party's nomination for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. In the 1980s, he joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and was elected in the 1984 Canadian election from the Quebec ridingThis page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. For the more usual meaning, see horse and related articles In the British Isles, a riding is a sub-division of a county. The word is a corruption of the Old Norse riding thridhing or thrithing me of Lachine. He served as Minister of State for Mines in the federal cabinet of Brian MulroneyBrian Mulroney Rank 18th First Term September 17, 1984 June 25, 1993 Predecessor John Turner Successor Kim Campbell Date of Birth March 20, 1939 Place of Birth Baie-Comeau, Quebec Spouse Mila Pivnicki Profession businessman Political Party Progressive Con from 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe to 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa. He was re-elected to the House of Commons in the 1988 Canadian election and retired from politics in 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic..

Layton's son, Jack LaytonJohn Gilbert "Jack" Layton (b. 1950, Montreal, Quebec) is a former Toronto, Ontario city councillor and the current leader of Canada's New Democratic Party. On June 28, 2004 he was elected as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Toronto%97Danf is leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada.