Marcel Prud'homme
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The Honourable Marcel Prud'homme PC |
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| Senator for La Salle, Quebec | |
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In office 1993–2009 |
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| Appointed by | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Azellus Denis |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Denis |
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In office 1964–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Azellus Denis |
| Succeeded by | Eleni Bakopanos |
| Personal details | |
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November 30, 1934 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | January 25, 2017 (aged 82) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party |
Liberal (1964-1993) Independent (1993-2009) |
Marcel Prud'homme, PC (November 30, 1934 – January 25, 2017) was a member of the Senate of Canada and a member of parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada.
Prud'homme was born in Montreal the youngest of Dr. Hector Prud'homme and the former Lucia Paquette's 12 children. Dr. Prud'homme also served as a city councillot which gave the younger Prud'homme exposure to politics.
He completed a BA in social sciences, economics and politics at the University of Ottawa in 1959, then studying law at the University of Montreal.
Prud'homme was elected president of both the Young Liberals of Canada and president of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa in 1958. He became lifelong friends with Brian Mulroney as a result of debating him at model parliaments and student conferences. As prime minister, Mulroney would later elevate Prud'homme to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and the Canadian Senate.
He almost entered Quebec provincial politics in the 1960 provincial election being offered the Quebec Liberal Party's nomination in Montreal-Laurier, only to be asked to step aside at the last minute for star candidate René Lévesque.
Prud'homme was first elected to the House of Commons in a 1964 by-election as Liberal MP for Saint-Denis, Quebec. He was subsequently re-elected eight times.
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