Martin Cauchon
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The Honourable Martin Cauchon PC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont |
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In office October 25, 1993 – June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Hogue |
| Succeeded by | Jean Lapierre |
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In office January 15, 2002 – December 11, 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Anne McLellan |
| Succeeded by | Irwin Cotler |
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August 23, 1962 La Malbaie, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Martin Cauchon, PC (born August 23, 1962) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Quebec Canada. He is a former Liberal Cabinet Minister in the government of Jean Chrétien.
Cauchon was born in La Malbaie, Quebec and studied law at the University of Ottawa and the University of Exeter. He worked as a lawyer from 1985 to 1993, and from 2004 to present. Cauchon is currently a partner with the law firm of Heenan Blaikie, a major inter-provincial Canadian law firm. He is also a Vice-Chairman of the Canada China Business Council. He unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada in 2013.
Cauchon first ran for public office in the 1988 federal election when he challenged Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in the riding of Charlevoix, however he was unsuccessful in this bid. In the 1993 federal election Cauchon once again sought a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. In this election he was elected in the Montreal riding of Outremont, he was re-elected in the 1997 and 2000 elections.
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