Brian Mulroney: The life and times of Canada's 18th prime minister

Brian Mulroney served as Canadian prime minister, from 1984 to 1993, an eventful tenure that included a royal visit, the failure of the Meech Lake Accord and the successful passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement — a deal that transformed the Canadian economy.

On Thursday, Mulroney's daughter Caroline said he had died at the age of 84.

Here's a look at some key moments in Mulroney's political life before, during and after his time as Canada's 18th prime minister.

1st try for PC leadership

Mulroney confers with then-Newfoundland premier Frank Moores at the 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership convention in Ottawa. Mulroney, known at the time for his law career in Montreal, ran to replace Robert Stanfield, a race that would be won by Joe Clark, who went on to become prime minister.

(The Canadian Press)

2nd time's the charm

Mulroney took another run at the PC leadership in 1983. Here, he and his wife, Mila, walk through placard-waving supporters to the podium to address the leadership convention in Ottawa that June 10. He went on to win on the fourth ballot, defeating Clark.

(The Canadian Press)

Mulroney becomes PM

The Mulroneys wave from the stage on election night on Sept. 4, 1984, as the Progressive Conservatives won a landslide majority government and handed the Liberals the worst defeat for a governing party at the federal level up to that point.

(The Canadian Press)

Queen's visit

Mulroney smiles while his wife curtsies for Queen Elizabeth as she arrived for a state dinner in Winnipeg on Oct. 6, 1984. The Queen's planned summer visit had been postponed after the previous prime minister, John Turner, called a general election for September.

(Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press)

Shamrock Summit

Mulroney and then-U.S.