Lawrence Cannon
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The Honourable Lawrence Cannon PC |
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| Canadian Ambassador to France | |
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Assumed office May 10, 2012 |
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| Prime Minister |
Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Marc Lortie |
| 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | David Emerson |
| Succeeded by | John Baird |
| Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities | |
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In office February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Jean Lapierre |
| Succeeded by | John Baird |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Pontiac |
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In office January 23, 2006 – May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | David Smith |
| Succeeded by | Mathieu Ravignat |
| Member of the Quebec National Assembly for La Peltrie |
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In office December 2, 1985 – September 12, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Pauline Marois |
| Succeeded by | Michel Côté |
| Personal details | |
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December 6, 1947 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative Party (2003–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal Party (Before 2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Donoghue |
| Alma mater |
University of Montreal Laval University |
| Profession |
Businessman Communications consultant Political assistant |
Lawrence Cannon, PC (born December 6, 1947) is a Canadian politician from Quebec and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former Quebec lieutenant. In early 2006, he was made the Minister of Transport. On October 30, 2008, he relinquished oversight of Transport and was sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was defeated in the 2011 federal election by the NDP's Mathieu Ravignat. He was named Canada's ambassador to France in May 2012.
Cannon is the son of government lawyer Louis Cannon and Quebec television broadcast pioneer Rosemary "Posie" Power, and the grandson of Lucien Cannon and Charles Gavan Power. He is also the grand-nephew of Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon, a long-time Liberal politician and Supreme Court judge. He is the great grandson of Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, defender of Louis Riel and former Senior Minister in Laurier's cabinet. He is of Irish and French Canadian descent.
The extended Cannon family has had strong regional and national political influence in Canada for over a century and is considered to be influential as one of Canada's hereditary ruling class families, members having served in positions as lawyers, judges, Supreme Court judges, senators, ministers of defence, solicitors general, and members of parliament. They have had large influence in the national resource industries, as "barons" in the lumber industry particularly, as well as in broadcasting.
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