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Pierre Elliott Trudeau

The Right Honourable
Pierre Trudeau
PC CC CH QC FRSC
Pierre Trudeau (1975).jpg
Trudeau in 1975
15th Prime Minister of Canada
In office
March 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General
Deputy Allan MacEachen
Preceded by Joe Clark
Succeeded by John Turner
In office
April 20, 1968 – June 4, 1979
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General
Deputy Allan MacEachen (1977–79)
Preceded by Lester B. Pearson
Succeeded by Joe Clark
Leader of the Opposition
In office
June 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980
Prime Minister Joe Clark
Preceded by Joe Clark
Succeeded by Joe Clark
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
In office
April 6, 1968 – June 16, 1984
Preceded by Lester B. Pearson
Succeeded by John Turner
Minister of Justice
Attorney General of Canada
In office
April 4, 1967 – July 5, 1968
Prime Minister
  • Lester B. Pearson
  • Himself
Preceded by Louis Cardin
Succeeded by John Turner
President of the Privy Council
Acting
In office
March 11, 1968 – May 1, 1968
Prime Minister
  • Lester B. Pearson
  • Himself
Preceded by Walter L. Gordon
Succeeded by Allan MacEachen
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Mount Royal
In office
November 8, 1965 – June 30, 1984
Preceded by Alan Macnaughton
Succeeded by Sheila Finestone
Personal details
Born Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau
(1919-10-18)October 18, 1919
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died September 28, 2000(2000-09-28) (aged 80)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resting place Saint-Rémi Cemetery, Saint-Rémi, Quebec
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Margaret Sinclair (1971–1984, separated in 1977)
Children 4, including
Parents
Education
Occupation
Signature
Military service
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch Canadian Army Reserve
Years of service 1943–1945
Rank Cdn-Army-OC-2014.svg Officer Cadet

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, PC CC CH QC FRSC (/trˈd/; French pronunciation: ​[tʁydo]; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984). He is the 3rd longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history (behind William Lyon Mackenzie King and John A. Macdonald), having served for 15 years, 164 days.

Trudeau rose to prominence as a lawyer, intellectual, and activist in Quebec politics. In the 1960s he entered federal politics by joining the Liberal Party of Canada. He was appointed as Lester B. Pearson's Parliamentary Secretary and later became his Minister of Justice. Trudeau became a media sensation, inspiring "Trudeaumania", and took charge of the Liberals in 1968. From the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, his personality dominated the political scene to an extent never before seen in Canadian political life. Despite his personal motto, "Reason before passion", his personality and political career aroused polarizing reactions throughout Canada.


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